reverse Grip bench.

[big_bad_buff]

do you do this? if so why, and what is your max...a guy i knew at my old gym liked them, he was a 5'7 180 pound 20 year old. I remember seeing him get 315 for 5 reps easy. he competed in power lifting, his bench was 415 i believe. anyone else use reverse grip? why?

 

[zackdarnell]

do you do this? if so why, and what is your max...a guy i knew at my old gym liked them, he was a 5'7 180 pound 20 year old. I remember seeing him get 315 for 5 reps easy. he competed in power lifting, his bench was 415 i believe. anyone else use reverse grip? why?

I've wondered the same thing. It looks like it would be much harder and very awkward.

 

[Cobin]

Reverse grip bench is a tricep exercise.

 

[big_bad_buff]

Re: Re: reverse Grip bench.

I've wondered the same thing. It looks like it would be much harder and very awkward.

yes it is, which means it takes a lot more to keep it under control, and harder on the wrists, joints, etc...i guess it just hits the pecs differently....and to think this guy was doing 315 for 6 reps easly(could have gotten 9 or 10) is amazing to me.

 

[backlash79]

i tried out those for a coupel of a weeks and definitly did not liek the way it hurt my wrists. so i took it out.

 

[RusPA81]

I used to them, but I started to have to them at to heavy of a weight which put a lot of stress on my wrists. Also it once rolled out of my hands and my spotter had to save me. I have a lot of people say that it is a good excersise for your tri's, and I can feel it when in my tri's when I do it, but I am sure if it is worth the risks.

 

[Cobin]

I used to them, but I started to have to them at to heavy of a weight which put a lot of stress on my wrists. Also it once rolled out of my hands and my spotter had to save me. I have had that it is a good excersise for your tri's, but I am sure if it is worth the risks.

Excellent exercise for the triceps, try it on a smith machine its the best.

 

[jeremys]

or try reverse grip 4 board presses for reps. excellent tri builder

 

[b fold the truth]

or try reverse grip 4 board presses for reps. excellent tri builder

I hear that those work very well also...

B True

 

[skaman607]

I heard any kind of board press is really good for the tris

 

[benchmonster]

We do rev. grip 3 board presses for reps as a tricep builder. I have done these with either 315 or 365, I honestly cannot remember, for like 10 reps for 3 or 4 sets, and have benched 500 with a shirt in a meet and 525 with a shirt in the gym.

Rev. Grip is not at all a pec movement. Bench press is not even really a pec movement if you are trying to push big numbers, but that is a topic for another thread.

To answer the thread starters question, rev grip bench is used to build up the triceps. It is hard on the wrists, which is why I only do it to a 3 board.

B.

 

[Lord_Suston]

Tryed it once, it really hurt so I never did again... The again I don't care for sheer numbers....