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reverse grip bench?

bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2003/11/10, 04:46 PM i've tried this b4 and i felt it alot in my lower pec are more so than decline bench.....is reverse benching a good excercise or is it not important enough to put the strain on ur wrists?
big_j_scf Posts: 308 Joined: 2003/11/08	2003/11/10, 05:24 PM I think that its actually more of a tricep excercise than chest.
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/11/10, 06:18 PM I've been using the reverse grip bench in my training cycles for quite some time, and it can be quite beneficial. And, yes, it can be very tough on your wrists if you are not used to it. The lift, in general, does focus mostly on tricep strength. But, as in the regular bench, the width of your grip varies the target muscles. The wider grip, like what Anthony Clark used to set a world record of 800 lbs, brings in more of your anterior delts as well as some lats; a close grip, though, pulls in the posterior delts more. It is something that can really help kick start a sagging PR in the bench. Start off VERY light and continue that way for awhile until those wrists are used to it. Avoid wrist wraps since they will only keep your wrists weak and dependent. Also, try doing a search here at FTs: I know there has been a few discussions on this lift as well, particularly under this thread. Hope that helps, and good luck! -------------- Michael Trample the weak; hurdle the dead! Chaos, Panic, Disorder.... Yes, my work here is done!
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2003/11/11, 03:51 PM thanx man , i think i might try and incorperate it