Pros and Cons Of Wide Grip Benching

[@zeroman155]

Leroy Colbert said that he built his chest doing collar to collar wide grip bench press and dips. Just those two exercises.

[@Horus-Lupercal]

Dips are pretty great.

[@tjcogger1974]

Then why is he a huge proponent of pullovers, pushups, and flys?

[@ssj4achilles57]

A lot of women are pretty close. I’m a lot of women, a grown ass man. lol

[@Letmet]

Even Julius benchs close😂

[@tjcogger1974]

Your profile picture us perfect for this comment lol

[@namaljeffries2574]

i love this little chubby guyyyy ♥️♥️

[@jaimecorrea6854]

Chubby guy knows his stuff ay

[@Josh_tippie]

Bro he ain’t even that chubby 💀

[@MrHartApart]

had a 6' bar for years until this past week I bought a 7' with the rings, benched with my pinky on the ring and holy fuck have I been missing out on some untapped potential in gains.

[@ryancrules623]

Won't this rip my shoulders a new one? I've been doing it for a couple months and I'm scared it will injure me

[@BigBenchas]

If you're nervous about it or feel uncomfortable I wouldn't even bother. So many other ways to hit the same thing. You do need to be particularly careful and maintain a good shoulder tuck. Not everyone has proper mobility for this exercise either. Don't hesitate to reach out if you'd like some additional help. [e-mail]!

[@kindafatkindastrong5683]

U need to have a tighter back with a bigger arch. Thag will take away alot of the shoulder pressure

[@oepolish]

Everyone is different of course, however I've been using this grip since day one. Fucked up my shoulders doing squats. Give it a go and see how you feel with it.

[@djmsup]

James Leach How did u fuck your shoulder doing squats?!

[@borarider669]

@@djmsup 😂😂😂😂

[@kerrzUSR]

I'm willing to forsake some performance for healthy shoulders, ill stick to neutral grip and take a longer road of strength.

[@Hoppitot]

you could also just do both, stick to a closer grip while training and wider when hitting a orm just remember to not program your normal bench sessions accourding to your wide orm

[@TY-gh2yf]

I feel like you gotta treat it like behind the neck press. In terms of hypertrophy, if you can do it safely then you should. Chances are, if you have the shoulder mobility for the latter, you could benefit from the former.

[@joecandor6145]

What's rustyier, your beard or the weights/bars in the video???

[@BigBenchas]

Idk bud, theres a lot of stuff stuck in that beard Haha

[@BB2K24X]

Great vid !!!

[@DERDM]

I am 5'5" and about 165lbs. Do you think I would benefit more from the competition pad or the regular fat pad? I didn't know if the 14.5" might be too wide for me.

[@BB2K24X]

Great Thanks bro

[@leonflowers2073]

What do u recommend to help build strength off the chest

[@BigBenchas]

We actually have some awesome videos on that exact subject if you want to quickly type in sticking point in our channel!

[@leonflowers2073]

@@BigBenchas thanks whats the link so i can check them out

[@misternatural1338]

@@leonflowers2073benching in a rack...set the pins so the bar is at the bottom phase of the movement. Pushing it from a complete deadstop allows you to engage other or all muscles used at this point of the lift. Strengthening both those muscles and the lift itself

[@leonflowers2073]

@@misternatural1338 hey thanks for the feed back will give this a try

[@SomerandomShmuck]

I LIKE DAAAT GRIIIIIP

[@markos1949]

why does my close grip bench is stronger than wide grip

[@homelander7208]

You have a weak chest but very strong triceps

[@Josh_tippie]

You might have stronger triceps than chest but that’s a good thing. Also there’s things such as how your joints feel when you wide grip bench or close grip bench, close grip bench might just feel better in general for a lot of people.

[@eriksatterfield4755]

Well Arnold's era and before would go much wider then your wide grip. The wider you go, the more chest involved. The closer, the more tricep. And also, most people that don't experiment with different lengths find that their chest muscles are fairly weak when benching wide versus going close and being tricep dominant. That's where you see people with a wide bust and very exposed and prominent chest versus people with those thick chest and sort of narrow bust. I prefer to go very wide. It does tax on the rotator cuff, but it helps when you're actually ready for the weight that you're benching. You can go higher each week when you bench pretty close. Can't really do the same wide. Your chest muscles and shoulder have to be ready for that weight if you understand what I'm saying

[@borarider669]

Yes that's why I am going for wide grip is to get wider chest not small pecs like boobs :) if my arms get big could I lift heavier with wide grip ?

[@eriksatterfield4755]

@@borarider669 yes, essentially your lift will go up. Because triceps, lats, shoulders, and upper back are all responsible for a strong bench press. And of course the chest. But the wider the grip, the more pectoral dominate your lift will be. When powerlifting, they call it accessory workout. So when they want a bigger bench, they do tricep push downs, tricep extensions, pull ups, seated rows. Those assist your bench lift. So yes bigger arms will help your lift, and specifically bigger triceps bro.

[@betosgarage]

💯

[@anisalamov825]

Do you reckon you can lift a little more with wide grim or normal grip?

[@BucketheadsBucket]

In the video he says that one of the benefits is a shorter range of motion. This makes wide grip easier.

[@leonflowers2073]

whats a simple bench pres routine to follow for strength training on the bench?

[@BigBenchas]

I have written articles on ELiteFTS with program templates included you might find helpful. I also have an ebook available for free on bigbenchas.com with 3 programs included. If you'd like more targeted and individualized training I do offer online coaching as well. Thanks for watching and reaching out my friend!

[@leonflowers2073]

Big Benchas thanks ill check them out

[@adamclark94]

6x6

[@bowdowntome6943]

I bench with my index fingers on the rings , an easy 405x1 I’m blessed to be 21 with extremely strong shoulders lol ( my max shoulder press is 265x1 and it flew up easy

[@RR42636]

Jesus christ. How long have you been training? Here I am at 28 with barely a 3 plate bench and a 205 ohp lmao. Keep killing it bro.

[@tombean2347]

I always used a wide grip index finger on the rings. But i broke my arm doing it this way after years of benches. But at the same time i never took any time off. I've tried to go to a different style grip pinky on the rings but i only get si far with the poundage then i lose my bench again time after time. 20 years of failure. I'm going back to my original grip. The grip style also mentally affects to way you focus into the bench. The narrow grip causes to much soreness into the arms also.

[@bryanmartinez8028]

@tom bean how did you break your arm ?

[@user-md7tj8cz1r]

Ouch

[@Mstrope455]

Maybe he should talk about why smoking is bad

[@raygnicky]

Risk to reward is not worth it going wide grip especially for longevity