Where do you hold the bench press bar over your body?

[kmjt]

When bench pressing where abouts do you hold the bar? At the nipple line, lower down the body?

[Engineer_Guy]

Across my neck with a thumbless grip.

[sethboss]

Well I touch my chest between my rips and my nips so i guess i hold it over that area. like right above solar plexus

[Palermo1]

Across my neck with a thumbless grip.

I second this. No better way to go imo

[btree211]

Right above your neck is the perfect bench press...

No but seriously it should be right under the nipples

[nalder89]

halfway between your nips and collar bone. (give or take half an inch for bone structure differences)

[IDrinkBloodLOL]

I prefer either low bar or high bar, no middle ground.

So for me, it's either right above the two shoulders and push on it with nearly only pecs, or right above my sternum for low bar.

[sharpieblet]

I prefer either low bar or high bar, no middle ground.

So for me, it's either right above the two shoulders and push on it with nearly only pecs, or right above my sternum for low bar.

i'm confused...wouldn't right above shoulders make it majority front delts over pecs? i used to always bench with the bar right above my nipple but since adopting more of a powerlifting approach i've been trying to keep it right below my nipple area on flat bench. on incline i try to go right in front of my face so around 1/2 way up my pecs.

[k9pit]

you'll have to play around and see what your body responds to best, but the below is pretty much the standard way of doing it:

[bubbyau]

arms perpendicular to bar and floor at the bottom. Tuck elbows in. This will be different for everyone. Have someone watch you. If chest isolation is your goal, flare elbows out. If shoulder joint health and strength is your goal then find the angle which allows to lift the most weight (hint: it won't be at either extreme.) More weight = more strength = more mass.