Thread: Todays Lesson

hey doesn't know what the fuck he is talkin about and Iwould ask him to support these ridiculous claims with some science

Reverse grip bench press? What the fuck.

I won´t even try to understand this thread.

He was a cop so it must have been true....cops know stuff.

I've heard of doing reverse grip bench press, all i think it does is hit the chest a little different and hits the tris too, but it doenst isolate anything and all it will get you is injuries or pain

Originally Posted by ihateschoolmt

Reverse grip bench press? What the fuck.

I do them on arm day to work the Triceps. They work for me!

Originally Posted by Tough Old Man

I do them on arm day to work the Triceps. They work for me!

I've never heard of those before.

Originally Posted by Tough Old Man

I do them on arm day to work the Triceps. They work for me!

Closer-than-normal grip?

Originally Posted by du510

Closer-than-normal grip?

No no. You have to be very careful with this excercise, it would be easy to drop the weight if you go to heavy because the grip is awkward, and your wrists are also in a odd position if you go too wide or too narrow. For me there are too many other options for chest/tri's to bother with this risky excercise....thats just me.

Sorry, but that's one execise I will pass on.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Sorry, but that's one execise I will pass on.

I might try it out next tricep day.

It emphasizes the tri's and shoulders more over the chest. Not a lot of chest being worked with that exercise. I've tried it and didn't like the grip at all, but I guess it's fine for some people.

I hate cops.

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

I hate cops.

I'm applying for the force after summer

it makes the exercise more sagital since radius is placed in a position which keeps your elbow from flaring outward. You will then be using more tricep for the exercise.

Originally Posted by P-funk

it makes the exercise more sagital since radius is placed in a position which keeps your elbow from flaring outward. You will then be using more tricep for the exercise.

Sagital?

it is a plane of motion. sagital, frontal, transverse. three planes that movement takes place in.

I think I'll pass on this one.

pass on what? the planes of motion?

Originally Posted by BigDyl

After doing a rather heavy set of bent rows, I overheard a converation with a "verteran cop," and "kid-ectomorph." The cop was explaining how doing a reverse grip on the bench press gave your tricepts the " horseshoe look, " and how it hit the outside of your chest, and gives you the "full look." He went on to elaberate upon how doing hammer curls hits "this part of your bicept" (the outisde) and how you can isolate every muscle in your body by simply reversing your grip on the exersize. I didn't say anything. I wasn't trying to argue with a cop--I was told that was a bad thing.

Discuss.

THERE IS NO DAMN T IN BICEP AND TRICEP

Originally Posted by Machher

THERE IS NO DAMN T IN BICEP AND TRICEP

Ha that was funny. Back to the topic. The football players in my highschool use to swear by reverse grip BP. They were taught this by their weight trainer couch who was this old power lifter guy. I remember spotting them doing this. Heavy weight too. I do it every now and again on a Smith Machain just to be safe. It really does hit your triceps good.

Originally Posted by Machher

THERE IS NO DAMN T IN BICEP AND TRICEP

I was quoting the guy.. I was trying to be acurate...

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Ha that was funny. Back to the topic. The football players in my highschool use to swear by reverse grip BP. They were taught this by their weight trainer couch

Wow, where can I get one of them weight trainer couches? Then I could sit on my ass all day and still get a good workout

Originally Posted by Machher

THERE IS NO DAMN T IN BICEP AND TRICEP

Actually there is a "T" in Tricep.