How do you feel about close grip press?

[UFC22]

I decided to cut out the dips and replace them with close grip bench press. I feel these a hell of a lot more. Do you guys throw this in your routine?

 

[Scotsman]

I can't do them very often as a bone I broke in my wrist never healed right. I like reverse grip presses for tris instead of close grip. CG's are a good exercise though.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[steig]

I like them but not until after I learned that I was putting my hands to close together. If my hands are to close it bothers my wrist. I put my thumb knuckle on the beginning of the knurling. It works out to be a little more than 1 hand with closer than my normal grip. I've been starting with this on my rep day and then moving to incline dumbbel presses and have really like it for the last two weeks.

 

[Guinness5.0]

I'm a big fan. Don't go nutty with the grip though; too close of a grip is asking for trouble in your wrists. I do 'em with my hands just outside my ribcage at the bottom. My arms are straight up at lockout.

Also, I find that bringing the bar lower on my chest (a little lower than my sternum, even) seems to keep the movement comfy even when I go really heavy on them.

 

[UFC22]

Also, I find that bringing the bar lower on my chest (a little lower than my sternum, even) seems to keep the movement comfy even when I go really heavy on them.

I agree. Yeah keeping your hands within reason on the bar is definitely the key. I use to do these with a very close grip, and it ended up just hurting my wrists.

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

I started with a lot of CG presses at the first of this year. My lockout was pretty shabby and needed work. It brought my tri's up to par pretty fast, and now I am just benching heavier and doing direct ancillary work for the tri's.

One thing I notice though, if I let the bar drift too far down the press turns into a shoulder/ bicep move instead of a pressing motion. Probably just my lack of control and stronger bis wanting to take the load, but it was very annoying when trying to get those tri's in shape!

 

[ceo]

I like them a lot too. Started doing them on the smith machine a while back to put more focus directly on the tris. I need to start doing them again. Gotta put some size back on them tris.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Seems to be the best at working my triceps along with lying french presses and elbows out lying DB extrensions.

 

[kiosk]

I like CG but I am not sure is substitute for the DIP....Dipping is a superior movement and way underrated IMO