Bench Press: Japanese Grip

[@James90jsp]

Looks like a maximum cheater grip. I like it

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

legally cheating is great

[@BasementBrandon]

Interesting, wasn't aware of this, thanks JP

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Glad you like it man!

[@BalancedBodybuilding]

I tried this and lost 20kg on my bench, thanks JP.

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Eric Bodhorn #bodhornystrong

[@calgarybarbell]

Dope dude! Was looking forward to this! Solid info, I'll probably try some of this... god knows my bench needs all the help it can get.

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Calgary Barbell don't we all

[@marriottperformance]

Sumo bench? Sounds pretty dicey!

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Marriott Performance more butt eating

[@alexmora2342]

Marriott Performance I'll stick to the traditional conventional benchpress

[@joshuacarrington3186]

Your videos are always gold. I especially like that they are quick and to the point. Most other KZbinr's would make this a 20 min video with small talk and gym talk and over explaining. I always know your videos aren't going to waste any of my time!

[@barber_in_law]

this was sick! been hitting wide grip and noticed the slipping of the hands when "breaking the bar" - thought I was the only one! nice tips man, one of my fav youtubers

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

moar chalkkkk

[@matcoddy6097]

different bar maybe too, texas power bar and ohio powerbar are nice to bench with, as well as those iron wolfe bench bars ( a bit rare, used at RPS meets.)

[@coIey]

snatch grip bench

[@IzzyNarvaez]

Great video!

[@mathdusk408]

this actually helps my bench, I can bench 170kg paused but with this grip technique implemented im looking forward to 4 biscuits :)

[@brendon5553]

Did u get to 4 plates yet???

[@Carnivaale]

I like how you explain things JP

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Thanks man, appreciate it!

[@TheNattyPro]

Holy shit this is amazing. Never even heard of this.

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Thanks bro! I love sharing the more unique ideas of powerlifting!

[@FiremanSimon]

Ur content is Unreal lately bro, keep it up.

[@snorlaxcom]

I have been strictly doing cg bench to save shoulders, but have been practicing light max grip at tail end of bench workouts. Tried heavy singles with max grip last week for first time in 4 months and pr 3 kg over 1rm cg with more in the tank! Thanks a ton JP! Bench meet coming soon and looking for another pr.

[@yeonghyeonjeong1499]

I reaaly appreciate this style's video!

[@CRAZYindianRay]

Yes!! I asked for it and you delivered! great video JP :D

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Glad you like it mane

[@DecvsJapan]

Great video. As i live in Japan i might as well use it! NEXT VIDEO: Belt height for all the lifts!!

[@phoenixfitness700]

I have always wondered the benefits of this grip. Great video JP

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Phoenix Fitness thanks man

[@CoachArian]

With the max grip, have you ever seen any issues with referees telling the lifter to rack the bar and bring their grip in? The rule says "the whole of the forefingers must be in contact with the 81 cm marks if maximum grip is used". In some of your shots in the video, like the 5:20 min mark, it doesn't appear like the whole of the forefinger is in contact with the mark. My grip isn't rotated in as much as in the video but I do take a pinch grip so only my finger tip is contacting the mark. Out of meet, some IPF referees from USA have told me that my grip is illegal. I've only done 1 local meet so far with this grip and they didn't say anything there but it's possible that the referees were inexperienced.

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

yeah it can be somewhat of a grey area. Sometimes the grip can slide accidentally wider as the bar is unracked because there's so much lateral force on the bar. But yeah, there is some room for interpretation by referes

[@bozoc2572]

Even slight rotation of my wrist and shoulders is The bench press trick for me.

[@but1z]

Ah, finally found my grip being used! It’s great for hypertrophy also. Great vid and channel, subbed for more content

[@hardfitness9903]

なるほど　海外の人がこうやって解説してくれるなんて児玉さんすごいなぁ～

[@raymondchow7045]

so the power rings only need to be covered from the view of the head judge? because basically 3/4 of the rings are uncovered otherwise.

[@paulhanhan5751]

I intuitively started using a milder version of this grip in my bench and OHP as a conventional grip causes me shoulder discomfort. It seems I can always get tighter with that bit of rotation too, especially with OHP.

[@brazzzzz]

i cant handle how incredibly easy to understand that you are when describing really complex things. Great vid!

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Thanks bro! I really appreciate it!

[@michaelladd115]

My friend Gar Rosarios bench grip wasnt nearly as wide but the same style grip. He was benching over 500 raw at 18 yrs old weighing 225 in competition. Not to say it was due to this grip but it obviously doesnt hurt. Not my style but definitely interesting.

[@bushidofreakz]

I dunno if it's the angle of the shoot, but it seems your left and right hand grip weren't even on the bar

[@Dluu22]

very cool, gonna give this a go

[@Bboylimited]

Always wondered about this grip. I'll definitely give it a try for them ROM gainz.

[@alexanderp.goddard5722]

This is a good way to get a pec tear pass.

[@Hamez4]

Ay JP get your shit together, get more consistent with uploads! You've got great informative stuff and a decent base, increase frequency and you'll get huge(not as in muscle gainz but KZbin gains)

[@wwpwwesgjc]

Great video! Can you make one explaining how to know whether one should be pulling sumo or conv?

[@rickey9493]

lol that video clip his ass was so far off the bench

[@craigchkw]

Tried this yesterday and hit a very comfortable pb. I'm nervous about getting called on it at comp though

[@matcoddy6097]

its legal, if an uneducated judge calls you, go to jury.

[@MP-mz7un]

Thank you very much for the video. Are you using this grip just for the competition or do you also use this grip in training?

[@Gavinninjatek]

thanks @5strong

[@mohammedahmed1109]

wow, very informative video

[@xMakaveIix]

is there any issue with slipping during a comp? if your index finger slips off the knurl mark and outside the rings, would you get red lights for that?

[@populer208]

Probably. But just a little chalk stops it from slipping. Without chalk, I don't even start slipping until the 6th rep. If I'm not going for high reps I don't need chalk. Unless it's super hot in the gym; then a quick pet on the chalk bar is all I need.

[@tstreino]

paused deadlifts vs deficit Deadlifts? to improve regular conventional deadlift? i am weak off the floor but can lock easily, never grind/miss past the knees

[@DavidTPerkins22]

Iago Borges Front squats if you're slow off the floor tbh

[@axelmnd]

Great tips sir. For my experience on this, trials and thousand errors, I have 2 issue : 1st- this type of grip doesn't allow (at least me) to completely lock the elbows (yet at the starting position). This is a problem in IPF competitions.2nd- Trying to use wrist wraps (at least for me) don't allow to fully reach that extended, chocked back and internally rotated position. Can U tell me something about theese?. Thanks.

[@lyftube1218]

great knowledge bro

[@fly1ngpapaya]

anything to diminish that range of motion eh? i love power lifting but creating a bench with 3 inch press is sad.

[@RoganFPS]

I always like to queue throwing the bar of my chest helps me more than widing my grip, whenever I widen the grip out I always feel like my blood pressure goes up by about 5mpa!

[@haroldbauer8724]

*queue you mean "cue"

[@drewkocak]

How have I never heard of this

[@soulei]

Please, can you give some strecth and mobility exercices so I can bench with this grip?

[@jawadayub6237]

Tried this technique, weight felt heavier than my previous grip when i unrack the weight. My wrists felt highly uncomfortable. Am i doing something wrong?

[@ev1bl]

Ever seen people have issues when referees are seated so that they can still see the rings, when using the more extreme version of this grip?

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

It usually is ok. Only issue is, because the grip is so wide and there is so much lateral force between your hand and the bar, your hand can slide even wider as you unrack and you'll be illegally wide.

[@lewsaboy1645]

I have to bench with my hands inside the rings because if I go wider I can feel part of my pec connecting to my shoulder starts to really hurt. is it because of bad mobility and tight muscles or how I'm built?

[@nikg72]

in your case use smaller stance dont flare too much your elbows, it can cause shoulder impingement and its very long to heal. But you can still use this grip technique with a smaller stance, turns your elbows in like you want to bend the bar it will engage your lats and will feel very solid.

[@nikg72]

i found out push press can help you a lot for the bench press, also a great one for lock out

[@lewsaboy1645]

Drift sluts thanks il have a look into it

[@crate249]

CULTURAL APPROPRIATION!!!

[@dumshark6873]

JP what weight do you walk around at/ how much do you cut for competition? Great channel btw!

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

I'm 76.65kg morning, fasted weight right now man, 3 weeks out

[@dumshark6873]

Thanks so much for replying John. Really appreciate it!

[@tjipke95]

damn son , new to your channel love the information !

[@מגידאסף]

JP would you make a video on programming?

[@imagebetweenc]

Hi JP, my bench press grip is fairly narrow, and I have noticeably stronger tricep that is probably developed by the narrow grip. However recently I have been told that for long run I should slowly move out the grip to slowly reduce the range of motion time by time, I would like to hear your opinion on this, thanks man!

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Hard to say without seeing video man.

[@jdmrider]

Ultimate bench press theory 👌👌

[@burgdog]

If you have a client that benches full legal width, plus this Japanese grip, would you have him also doing a lot of supplemental and accessory movements with a longer range of motion for hypertrophy, or do you feel that a lot of the sport specific movement is sufficient for powerlifting?

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

100% for longer rom exercises. A lot of medium-grip benching, dumbbell benching, incline benching. ROM is key for strength gains, minimising ROM (can be) is key for maximising lifts.

[@mfa-FH]

this explain lots of questions.. is the japanese grip is the extreme bulldog grip? bulldog grip felt better for my bench

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

yes, that's a good way to think about it!

[@rdamo2]

Does that grip come in men’s?

[@functionalcontractions1469]

👍🏻Good man ✋

[@inyourdream309]

Is this called bulldog grip as well?

[@rutgerwijnker1065]

Thanks for noticing my existence bro!

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Rutger Wijnker haha ty for the follow

[@maxthorax13II]

With this grip; would it be more beneficial to do a soft touch bench or does it not matter?

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

I generally say soft touch although there are examples who sink and heave (first that comes to mind is sergey fedosienko)

[@maxthorax13II]

John Paul Cauchi Thanks for the reply!

[@wazzup105]

Interesting... must try :-)

[@jacobgranfors6247]

this was interesting as fuck

[@khole15]

And with the new bench rules, the japanese grip disapears

[@PinkhogxD]

>JP >bench tips lol

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

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[@simonbreetzke438]

so it fine to reduce range of motion then? so I guess the whole sumo/conventional argument is settled then?

[@HammerFitness1]

Legitimate question: is your best bench in competition ~260lbs raw?

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Anthony Hammock yes, best bench is 270lb at 145

[@Destamoon]

But how did you get an AO shirt?!

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Destamoon one of my lifters brough it back for me as a present. I have t shirts to heaps of random comos I've never been. Even to sundvall bench worlds hahaha

[@oliverallen5324]

I still have a 2 foot travel on my bench at the rings. :/

[@BigDaddyDumplingg]

Would this put more strain on the elbows?

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Yes, with highly extended wrists, it puts a lot of stretch and tension through your forearm flexors, so you can develop some medial epicondylitis (as that's where the forearm flfexors converge and originate)

[@GudMarty]

What's your opinion in equipped lifting

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

I love it man, better than raw for sure

[@lun4tyk936]

5:18

[@SantomPh]

the angled wrist looks scary...

[@jkoscak]

Finalllllllllllllllly!

[@ntrillo8]

To me this video demonstrates illegal wide bench press according to IPF rulebook. The WHOLE of the forefinger must be in contact with the marking when using maximum width grip. In this video the whole finger is not in contact with the ring. Looks like perhaps 25% of the finger is in contact. However, I've never seen any lifters be called for it. Thoughts? The spacing of the hands shall not exceed 81 cm measured between the forefingers (both forefingers must be within the 81 cm marks and the whole of the forefingers must be in contact with the 81 cm marks if maximum grip is used). The use of the reverse grip is forbidden.

[@ntrillo8]

Just saw your reply to Arian.

[@kavinpatel2748]

I did this and my wife made me get circumcised, any tips?

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Kavin Patel full support

[@matcoddy6097]

put the tip back on

[@tigerak02]

Glad you look at my IG lmfao

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Alexander Kang toom a while to find amongst the sushi posts haha

[@elmerhenriquez4069]

Your wrist looks like is about to snap

[@kdh441]

Looks like carpsltunal

[@SirNoobs]

I think they also call this the bulldog grip.

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

SirNoobs yes bulldog grip is a common name for the less aggressive version of this grip

[@skrlaviolette]

Rule should be: Rings must be coverd by all phalanxes of Indexfingers and Thumbs. Nice vid though. Didn't know about this until now (:

[@alexcerny5881]

The non-arch bench cheat 🤔🤯

[@rickey9493]

if your weakest spot is off the chest while wearing a shirt you must have it on backwards. thats where it helps the most. are you even a real powerlifter? glad i dont sub to this random guy.

[@charliechuck8994]

Ouch

[@drosos_strength_coaching]

Is this grip allowed in the IPF?

[@RusselNguyen]

I'm Asian and don't do this....fuck it, gotta try it out then

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

bro do you even cheat

[@brois841]

Cliffs notes: don't do it :)

[@ham_borgar]

Now thats some thug life!

[@JohnnyKoch]

Scientific... and

[@Dyldayas24]

Sometimes I think that powerlifting isn't even about strength, it's all technique

[@Godverdommenee]

and genetics. The japanese grip excels at people with a really good arch and favouring muscle insertions of the pec at the humerus

[@alpiwiththebigballs]

It's about both.

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

100% man, both are key for success

[@sliddjur]

It would be nice to see more clips of you performing the technique rather than you talking.

[@JohnPaulCauchi]

Thanks for the feedback man! I felt i put in enough clips and demos, but I'll take that into consideration!

[@sliddjur]

Yeah no offense. Your videos are also very long and detailed, and your face is beatiful and all. But I'd rather enjoy seeing you or somebody else performing the technique while you talk. Either video, voiceover (with face?) or pictures with arrows and marks showing the important parts? :) Also, just discovered your channel. Subbed on one of the other sumo tutorial videos ;)

[@simondean5227]

Im not a fan of these forms that are designed entirely to shorten range of motion. It feels like cheating to me, and it feels less satisfying and rewarding

[@liveslowlivesimple]

sounds like this might be the wrong sport for you, champ

[@axelmm1996]

First!

[@fallingwickets]

Axel Mariño Méndez Yeah, but did you deadlift today??? 😂

[@axelmm1996]

fallingwickets Later on I have to lift a 2x5 :P, It´s still early in Spain