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[house1]

dawg, can you explain the reverse grip to me.

 

[Beast_19_301]

like bench press, but instead of a normal grip u have a reverse grip. So hands face top of your head instead of facing your feet.
It is suppose too put more empahize on your tricpes. I think it is a dangerous move.

 

[house1]

thanks beast

 

[DEVILtrainer666]

mp5, i dont do much with barbells . i will throw them in once in awhile for something different. i stay away from flat bench barbell. kills my shoulders

i love dumbells - i feel you get more range of motion with them

i also prefer dumbells house!

 

[DADAWG]

like bench press, but instead of a normal grip u have a reverse grip. So hands face top of your head instead of facing your feet.
It is suppose too put more empahize on your tricpes. I think it is a dangerous move.

dangerous wtf anthony clark benched in the mid 700s reverse grip and myself and my partner both ilft some pretty respectable weight with zero safety problems when i do go overhand conventional i use the thumbless grip and that is way more dangerous than reverse grip , i dont know where some of you come up with your opinions at

 

[Beast_19_301]

I tried it a while ago and it hurt my wrist pretty bad so I figured it was a dangerous excercise. Thats were my opinion comes from. But i started doing it again.

 

[70w30]

dangerous wtf anthony clark benched in the mid 700s reverse grip and myself and my partner both ilft some pretty respectable weight with zero safety problems when i do go overhand conventional i use the thumbless grip and that is way more dangerous than reverse grip , i dont know where some of you come up with your opinions at

It does not look unsafe to me just akward.I,ve tried it and personally don,t like this movement.I guess it is something you have to get used to....

 

[DADAWG]

I tried it a while ago and it hurt my wrist pretty bad so I figured it was a dangerous excercise. Thats were my opinion comes from. But i started doing it again.

dont grip the bar like a conventional bench let the bar lay in the groove that runs from the bottom of the index finger to the bottom of the hand on the pinky side , the knuckle of the index finger will be pointing down the bar but keep the elbows tucked in

 

[DEVILtrainer666]

my last stint in county jail (3 months) all we had was a machine bolted to the wall with a regular bar we benched , curled , pressed, &rowed , and a alternate attachement thats pads went over your delts/traps for front squats/calf raises etc./off bench dips . ANYWAY we used regular + rev. grip benches for different movements since workouts were so damn limited in what you can actually do in there and i liked doing them . ive managed to stay out of cops cars for a while so i havent been doing them . good movement , really hit my triceps & i think it is what helped my benches .

 

[DADAWG]

my last stint in county jail (3 months) all we had was a machine bolted to the wall with a regular bar we benched , curled , pressed, &rowed , and a alternate attachement thats pads went over your delts/traps for front squats/calf raises etc./off bench dips . ANYWAY we used regular + rev. grip benches for different movements since workouts were so damn limited in what you can actually do in there and i liked doing them . ive managed to stay out of cops cars for a while so i havent been doing them . good movement , really hit my triceps & i think it is what helped my benches .

yep it isw an excellant assistance excercise for conventional benchers because it blast the tris and front delts

 

[DEVILtrainer666]

yep it isw an excellant assistance excercise for conventional benchers because it blast the tris and front delts

BIG DADAWG : so since i do regular benches you think i need to re-start doing this movement after i do my regular benches ? what about keeping the inclines in there as well for 3 chest moves to bulk/gain strenth ?

 

[DADAWG]

BIG DADAWG : so since i do regular benches you think i need to re-start doing this movement after i do my regular benches ? what about keeping the inclines in there as well for 3 chest moves to bulk/gain strenth ?

im not saying give up the inclines but switch up with reverse grip some workouts , you wont get as much chest but you will get much more front delt and tricep but remember to keep the elbows in [ they actually rub against my sides going up and down ] and i think a month or two of reverse grips is excellant to bust through to a new bench press max , especialy in the lockout

 

[DEVILtrainer666]

im not saying give up the inclines but switch up with reverse grip some workouts , you wont get as much chest but you will get much more front delt and tricep but remember to keep the elbows in [ they actually rub against my sides going up and down ] and i think a month or two of reverse grips is excellant to bust through to a new bench press max , especialy in the lockout

AWESOME ! im going to focus on the BIG 3 in a powerlifting cycle for the next 12 weeks but after wards ill start messing with revers grips everyother time or something . i agree it can help for sure . hell i might toss them in for a extra set or two once in a while on my big 3 cycle what you think ? i always use the big 3 regardless by the way !

 

[DADAWG]

AWESOME ! im going to focus on the BIG 3 in a powerlifting cycle for the next 12 weeks but after wards ill start messing with revers grips everyother time or something . i agree it can help for sure . hell i might toss them in for a extra set or two once in a while on my big 3 cycle what you think ? i always use the big 3 regardless by the way !

while your on this 12 weeks would be a perfect time to do some warm up / really light reverse grips , to find your natural hand placement and get used to it also most people bring the bar lower on the chest than conventional , stay with your plan just use the 12 weeks to PLAY with the reverse gripand get comfortable , ps it is hard to unrack heavy weight so get handoffs