what's your contest grip?

[jeremys]

i know lots of guys are stronger with a narrower grip than max allowed. i've been using index finger and i may not be as strong there..

 

[zackdarnell]

I seem to be strongest w/ ring finger on rings.

 

[jeremys]

i dont remember where, but i read somewhere that i should use index finger on rings, because it creates a shorter distance to press. i'm not sure if this matters much or not in the long run..

 

[b fold the truth]

I used to bench with my middle finger on the rings but have found that I am now stronger with pinky on the rings.

B True

 

[musc2002pa]

I use middle on the rings. It would be optimal to use index on the rings, because thats the maximum width and you would have the shorter stroke; however, this isn't feasable for everyone. You have to have adequate shoulder and lat strength to use the index on rings. This is why you see a lot of people with a slightly narrower grip.

 

[dg21]

Index on rings. I never went this wide until I got in a shirt. Now it just seems normal to grip there.

 

[benchmonster]

best shirted grip is index on rings. best raw is pinky or middle on rings.

B.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

pinky on the ring for me, elbows tucked way in

 

[Robert Jan]

are these rings universal... I do with my pinky on them and sometimes not even that and im very tall.

could they be different in europe or something?

index in rings... sheeesh

 

[redleg]

living in germany the bars look pretty much the same don't think they screwed up the bar wth the metric system yet