Check out the bench grip in this PIC

[BodybuildingUniverse]

some scary stuff, eh?

 

[pwr_machine]

Tell me he was warming up and readjusting his hands at the bottom.

 

[louden_swain]

interesting. . .

 

[Prime Rib]

Either that guy is asking to eat through a straw the rest of his life, or he was just re-adjusting his grip.


Josh

 

[revexrevex]

What a moron

 

[bds20002002]

anybody who does not wrap their thumb around a barbell is a moron. from a risk/reward standpoint.

 

[louden_swain]

Either that guy is asking to eat through a straw the rest of his life, or he was just re-adjusting his grip.


Josh

 

[bigguns15]

That just doesn't look good

 

[gonelifting]

First I will say, You gotta give me credit for admitting that I do that. Not wrap my thumb around the bar. I really can`t tell you why I don`t, but I just never did.

I don`t use much weight, so it`s not really that big of a deal.

Now for strike 2, I bench with an almost elbows out (BB) style, So there`s not much of a front to back movement. More like up and down.

I do NOT open my hands like that dude, but if I did, the weight would still not move around. For those who have tried with a thumbless grip know what I`m talking about. You really do have to do it to know that the bar WILL NOT FALL OFF YOUR HANDS. It has NEVER done that with me.

Hey, at least after the insults, I still got balls to admit it. lol

 

[Lee]

anybody who does not wrap their thumb around a barbell is a moron. from a risk/reward standpoint.

errr... and yer a pro? most people who have very high benche weight dont use their thumbs for 2 reasons, 1. it wastes strength to squeeze the bar, 2. high weight can cause to much pressure on the thumb bones, causing them to pressure crack/fracture.

do some research before insulting people, everyone has different lifting styles.