Close grip bench for triceps

[MidwestJ]

dude 5-6 inches will murder your wrists. 10 inches is adequate. I too put my pinkie on the knurling and it works hella good for me. I do have a rather wide grip when benching. I have a pretty small frame. As long as you're noticeably closer than your normal bench when doing these you will feel it and notice results.

 

[BlkWS6]

Pinky on the knurling? Im assuming that is pinky right where the grip part of the bar meets the smooth? Wow that seems really close. I close grip index on the smooth, any closer then that wreaks havoc on my wrists. I bench index on the ring, so it is considerably closer then my normal bench grip.

 

[coolcolj]

6 inch grip is fine for me - no wrist pain

 

[louden_swain]

As long as the elbows are kept to the side, your grip does not matter. With the elbows tucked into the side of the body the triceps will receive the majority of the stress. Why risk wrist injury by going too close and causing the weight to become unbalanced? That is why I believe a 10 inch wide grip is sufficient for this exercise.

 

[Shankerr]

I think that the grip width has to be proportional to the rest of your body. I use about a 10" or so width, with my pinkies just onto the knurling, I'm also rather tall and broad shouldered. For someone smaller to get the correct angle, they might have to decrease the grip width... A guy I know is about 5'7" and 6" width for close grip bench works well for him.. I took notice of where my outer wrists were proportional to my shoulders, and noticed that when my arms are fully extended in a close grip bench movement, the outside of my hand (pinkie finger) is about 4 - 4.5" inside of my shoulder.... ie, draw a straight line perpendicular to the floor past your shoulder, and when it gets to your hand height, your hand should be about 4" inside of this line.... dunno if that makes any sense to you guys, but thats waht I noticed, and I don't get any wrist pain at all.

give that a try, and let me know how it feels...

 

[Thaibox]

I jacked my wrist pretty good wackin...I mean doing cleans a while ago and couldn't do close grip bench. So I used the EZcurl bar and it was fine. I'd give it a try.