Pressing Grip

HoldDaMayo · 01-01-2004, 06:51 PM

For different types of BB presses... what's the best grip to put more stress on the pecs? wide? narrow? etc...

**Mudge** · 01-01-2004, 08:00 PM

Somewhere in between, too narrow = triceps, too wide = delt heavy. I go with with is comfortable. For my ~80" reach I put my middle finger around the ring on an olympic bar for my pressing, delt and benching.

With those I use a suicide grip, which I hadn't used in a long time until Dale suggested it...

**Dale Mabry** · 01-01-2004, 11:13 PM

How is that suicide grip going Mudge? I actually contemplated going to an opposing thumb grip just to switch things up for a couple weeks.

**Mudge** · 01-01-2004, 11:24 PM

I'm loving it, I dont know why it didn't feel good when I tried it in the past.

JerseyDevil · 01-02-2004, 04:25 AM

I'll have to try it again. I have always used a suicide grip for CG bench and military, but for some reason it has never felt right to me for regular bench.

BTW, with a suggestion from GoPro regarding bent over rows, I switched from a regular grip to suicide to help take the biceps out of the movement. At first it felt really awkward and I had to use less weight. A few weeks later, I've hit new PBs and added more thickness to my back...

Mayo, try different grip widths, you'll probably find a moderate to slightly wide one works best. It depends on your reach and your shoulder width where 'moderate' actually is.

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01-01-2004, 08:00 PM	#2
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23,027 Photos: 1	Somewhere in between, too narrow = triceps, too wide = delt heavy. I go with with is comfortable. For my ~80" reach I put my middle finger around the ring on an olympic bar for my pressing, delt and benching. With those I use a suicide grip, which I hadn't used in a long time until Dale suggested it...
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01-01-2004, 11:24 PM	#4
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23,027 Photos: 1	I'm loving it, I dont know why it didn't feel good when I tried it in the past.
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01-02-2004, 04:25 AM	#5
JerseyDevil GO Buckeyes! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern, NJ Posts: 5,180	I'll have to try it again. I have always used a suicide grip for CG bench and military, but for some reason it has never felt right to me for regular bench. BTW, with a suggestion from GoPro regarding bent over rows, I switched from a regular grip to suicide to help take the biceps out of the movement. At first it felt really awkward and I had to use less weight. A few weeks later, I've hit new PBs and added more thickness to my back... Mayo, try different grip widths, you'll probably find a moderate to slightly wide one works best. It depends on your reach and your shoulder width where 'moderate' actually is.