i know that close grip bench with your elbows pointed out would hit your inner chest and your tri's but what part of your tri's would it hit? thanks
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05-22-2002, 12:53 PM #1Registered User
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close grip bench press (with elbows out)
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05-22-2002, 01:08 PM #2
It really toasts my lateral tricep head. It will probably work all three heads to some degree or another though.
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05-22-2002, 06:29 PM #3Registered User
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thanks man, i actually like elbows out alot better than elbows in, gives me a better pump and not so sore wrists
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05-22-2002, 06:59 PM #4
Keep in mind that this is not proper benching form and places unnecessary stress on the shoulder. If you never get an injury, good for you!
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05-22-2002, 08:22 PM #5Registered User
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Youre better off keeping your elbows in
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05-23-2002, 04:21 AM #6Registered User
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why am i better off keeping my elbows in?
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05-23-2002, 07:04 AM #7Registered User
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elbows in
keeping your elbows in helps prevent injury and also is hits your tri's better...novedg
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05-23-2002, 07:11 AM #8Registered User
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yes i know elbows in would hit the tri's better but i wanna hit my inner chest quite a bit too and if i did close grip press with elbows in it's not gonna do that
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05-23-2002, 09:15 AM #9
It's better to get the proper form and use a different exercise to get your inner chest. If you hurt your shoulders then you won't be able to get your inner chest at all... lol. There are other exercises that will get your inner chest better anyway.
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"Out of damp and gloomy days, out of solitude, out of loveless words directed at us, conclusions grow up in us like fungus: one morning they are there, we know not how, and they gaze upon us, morose and gray. Woe to the thinker who is not the gardener but only the soil of the plants that grow in him."
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