reverse grip bench

DADAWG

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reverse grip bench
reverse grip bench

reverse grip bench takes a lot of the chest out of benching but really cooks the triceps and front delts . imo its is one of the best mass builders for both those muscles if for no other reason it hits them from a different angle than conventionla presses but still allows useing serious weight unlike most specialty excercises .

first off safety first , start with just the bar and learn the groove and always get a handoff because unracking the weight can be tough on the shoulders and wrist . the groove is much lower than conventional bench and the bar should come middle to upper belly , and keep those elbows tucked in hard to the ribs , unlike most tricep excercises you dont want a narrow grip because this limits your ability to keep the elbows tucked . hand position is tricky , there is a natural groove that runs from the base of the index finger to the middle of the base of the palm where the hand joins the wrist , this will put your index knuckle pointing down the bar towards the plates .
 
Haven't tried these, how do they compare to close-grip bench for tri's? My wrist aren't what they used to be and I can really feel the strain when trying to do close-grips...
 
I did these tonight. Great exercise. My wrists got a little sore as I went heavier with weights but not too bad. Def recommend em. Good post
 
For the first few times it feels really strange, almost wrong. Mostly because it feels like it's 'wrong', once you get used to it, it's not too bad.

In my powerlifting days i did them occasionally...now that i'm doing pure olympic lifting...i don't do them at all!!
 
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