how close should your grip be on close grip bench?

[pwr_machine]

About one hand width closer on each side than my normal bench. My normal bench is ring finger on the rings.

I'm with you on that one.

 

[Liftbig]

imo it depends on your build. a long armed persons close grip should be wider than a short armed persons close grip. for me i take a thumbs length away from the smooth part.

 

[bds20002002]

as long as your wrists stay straight doring the movemnt. bend, no good!!!!!!!! unless your using the ezcurl with 25's on each side. then you might as well go home. lol

 

[louden_swain]

I just keep my elbows tucked in. Never paid attention to how close my thumbs were.

That makes perfect sense to me!

 

[gymtime]

As long as you keep your elbows in, and hands are far enough apart to avoid wrist pain and maintain control of the bar I personally dont think it matters too much.

Agreed. I think as long as you're somewhere inside shoulder width, and you keep the elbows in tight, you're ok. In fact, I'd even go so far as to say that if your grip is too close, you could be risking injury to your wrists.

 

[Serea]

I think I go 12 inches. Where the grip part of the bar starts again. Not sure what that's called.

 

[ffknight84]

I use index finger touching the smooth...

 

[MeatHead57]

it all depends on were your cofortable @ sum people like me like it right at the rough part in the middle some lik eit thumb length from it it just depends find what you like!!

 

[Lee]

i do shoulder width, is this too wide enough?

 

[Zander1983]

Mine is about shoulder width. Just outside the smooth of my bar (not sure how that compares to ther bars).

Check out the difference between my bench and close-grip bench here: http://members.optushome.com.au/bsanti/21-7-03.WMV (Ignore the sound, its just an AM sports radio show!!! )