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Reverse Grip Bench Press

CitizenKane

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Does anybody rate these as a good bench assistance lift/tricep mass exercise?

Do you find it to be tough on the joints/dangerous at all?

What kind of weight would you be lifting with it compared to, say, close grip BP?

Thanks
 
I see a lot of guys on youtube using it...never tried it myself though. It seems most people lose about 50 pounds of strength from their regular bench to reverse grip
 
I have been doing this for a month. It supposedly hits the upper pecs 30% better than incline. I workout alone so I got sick of asking for spots last week switched back to DB incline. I think it is perhaps better though. I would say 25 to 50 LB between that and close grip. Hard for me to tell you because I don't Regular bar bench press due to rotators. Bottom line Great lift!
 
Oh crap to answer your question better this is not for triceps it is for upper pecs. Close grip definitely better for tri's. Go do them you'll know in a sec. Also these are dangerous and only should be done by seasoned lifters.
 
Did 'em a while back when I had tendon problems in my arm. Lost a little in weight, sure, but I was happy to be able to bench.

You can rotate them into the mix occasionally even just for a set or two to keep things fresh.
 
Tried it a few times with spotters, not really a fan. It always feels like you're going to catch the bar on your face/neck at some point.
 
I've done them in the smith with a wide grip. Good tricep exercise. I wouldn't try it alone with a BB.
 
I just discovered them this week as well... my left rotator is effed up and I've been out of the heavy (or any) bench game since June. I gave it a shot (on a smith) and found that changing grip from wide to close on alternating sets was a wonderful way to bench with ZERO pain in my cuff. Sucks that I have to use a smith, sucks that I can't lift as much, but I'm lifting. I can even do shoulder presses this way! :)
 
My thumbs are too weak to try that, and imho I don't see any real advantage. I'm not an expert though, so maybe someone else will come up with a good statement on it.

Charles
 
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