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Which bench press grip works the pecs most?
Close or wide?
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wide with elbows tucked
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12-28-2008, 06:55 PM
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wide, the closer in you go, the more you hit your tri's
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Wide.
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12-28-2008, 06:58 PM
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wide, a little wider than shoulder width
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12-28-2008, 06:59 PM
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wide
the bar has like little groves about 5 inches from the plates, thats where i put my hands
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Hand spacing does little for the pecs unless on an incline.
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12-28-2008, 07:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGr8S1
Hand spacing does little for the pecs unless on an incline.
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what?
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thanks
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dumbbell bench press done at a 30 degrees incline. its been proven breh
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definitely wide.
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12-28-2008, 07:45 PM
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wide for sure
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JRice2009
Close or wide?
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ive found that keeping my lebows wide hits my chest more..
but when i put them down closer to my sides it hits chest less /& i can put up a few more reps...
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wide..i usually put my index around the rings...
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Quote:
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Hand spacing does little for the pecs unless on an incline.
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That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
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12-28-2008, 07:58 PM
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Quote:
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wide..i usually put my index around the rings...
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I put my ring finger there, but I bet you are a bit wider than me. So probably same thing.
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WIDE hits more out the outter pec's and rotator cuff, CLOSE hits inner chest and tri's......just do both and you'll be set 
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What i meant to say was that it doesn't matter whether you use a close-grip or a wide grip, chest stimulation is the same.
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Wide- put your pinkeys at the groves in the bar.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by schulerdoish
I put my ring finger there, but I bet you are a bit wider than me. So probably same thing.
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i probably have longer arms as well, i do pinky but thats like medium for me lol
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wide.
i usually feel optimum pec workout/ not f***ing my shoulders when i put my hands like slightly wider than shoulder width, i feel too wide just feels akward, and the ROM is so small, i dont feel it much...
but thats just me
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