Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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bench grip

lewdog_55
lewdog_55
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Joined: 2002/01/23
United States
2003/05/14, 08:10 PM
When doing barbell bench what do the different grip widths affect. Wide, medium and close....what is the difference when benching. What grip should be used to push the heaviest amount of weight on flat bench?
7707mutt
7707mutt
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Joined: 2002/06/18
United States
2003/05/15, 09:07 AM
I wide grip hits the outer sides of the pecs the close grip hits inner chest and triceps ( it is used more for a tir workout). the medium ( slightly past shoulder width is the best for over all chest work.

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