I put my pinky fingers on the line on the bar with the rest of my fingers on the inside of the line. I was wondering if this was considered too close for a regular grip? Where should your fingers be according to the line on the barbell?
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Flat bench press grip?
- Thread starter allpro
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Partly depends how tall you are/how long your reach is, but that would be considered a little narrow to me making the movement triceps heavy.
I am a little tall and have an 85" reach, I use my forefinger on the ring leaning a bit outside not inside, once in a blue moon I go even wider but generally this is where I live on the bar. Even putting my middle finger on the bar drops my bench about 5 pounds.
I am a little tall and have an 85" reach, I use my forefinger on the ring leaning a bit outside not inside, once in a blue moon I go even wider but generally this is where I live on the bar. Even putting my middle finger on the bar drops my bench about 5 pounds.
ok i am 6' 2" and I am not sure about my reach (what is the correct way to measure reach?). would you suggest widening my grip?Mudge said:
allpro said:
See what is comfortable for you. I am about 6 feet tall and it just feels more comfortable if I put my pinky's on the ring. When I do speed training, I alternate grips and go wider. However, when I push bigger weights, my stance is as previously stated.
Im 6'2 1/2 , i have index finger on ring. I love wide grip everything 
I choose to do a more close grip, usually a stretched out thumbs distance away from the middle "smooth" part of the bar. Whatever you feel comfortable doing, do.