And was followed by some of this:
I found this counter-intuitive even though I'm 6’ with a 6’4” wingspan and my heaviest benches were always with my pointer just outside the smooth. Because I never got past 300 I figured I had to change my technique to bench like a normal human, but maybe not.mettkeks wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:38 pmThe first time I tried CGBP (index finger on the smooth portion), I hit 100% of my 1RM with pinky's on the rings that I did 1 week earlier (Bakers KSC-method). Grip further apart like middle finger on the rings and I'll lose about 10%. Doesn't really matter if Bench press, push-ups or DB-Bench press, a narrower grip feels more natural and smoother. Going wider puts a lot of strain on my shoulder and I can't do as much volume as
with a narrower grip. My sticking point with a wide grip is right on the chest, and with a closegrip I might get it up to 3/4ths of the rom.
Thinking about it, I don't feel my Pecs straining during max attemps with a narrow grip, but I still get massive pumps when doing volume. Same with the shoulder. It feels like both the Pecs and Ant. Delts have to work against a shorter moment arm. Like, the Muscles work a longer ROM, but the lever on the other side is shorter.
Regarding the touch-point: With pinky's on the rings, I have to touch just below the nipples and press "slightly back". Middle finger on the rings and I need to touch much higher, but my elbows end up in a weird angle and my Ant. Delts lose a lot of leverage but I still don't shorten the ROM significantly and my wrists get into Tendinitis inducing angles. I have to press "straight up" and don't get a lot of leeway with the bar path.
Pinky's an inch inside of the rings, index finger just outside the shoulder feels very stable and puts my Delts in a good position. I can touch on the nipples or on my belly, as long as I press backwards and flare my elbows half way up, I retain good control over the bar. Only the triceps become the limiting factor.
Does that make sense? I'm thinking out loud here.
I'm not even talking this close, but look at this guy. 5'11'' 85kg.
My sticking point is always 2-3” off the chest no matter what grip, though, I ASSUMED because my triceps are much stronger than my chest. But maybe it's leverages and such?
At this point @mgil politely asked us to take our non-shitposting upstairs.
Why would this be? I know @Hanley benches with a narrow grip because of cranky shoulders, but barring injury, why would someone be stronger with a close grip? It seems like someone having a stronger deficit DL than their regular pull from the floor (which I'm pretty close to as well, and if anyone has ideas that will tell me I'm not a complete weirdo, that'd be greeeaaaaaat).