why the fuck do people use straps on bench press..

[Phaded]

actually seen a big ass dude using em the other day.. is this normal?

 

[puddlemonkey]

Never seen it happen in my gym. I was however watching some porn last night and one of the girls looked very much like your wife. It was weird, a good weird.

 

[SpyWizard]

not sure, unless they are the types that i have which are wraps for the wrists as well, and the compression is good for the wrists..

 

[silverstar1025]

Never seen it happen in my gym. I was however watching some porn last night and one of the girls looked very much like your wife. It was weird, a good weird.

Fleshlight got some lovin last night eh?

 

[curvymommy]

actually seen a big ass dude using em the other day.. is this normal?

Hey Phaded, you should ask them That's what I do. Is that annoying at the gym, lol?

 

[Phaded]

Hey Phaded, you should ask them That's what I do. Is that annoying at the gym, lol?

i would but i dont want to embarrass them.

 

[curvymommy]

i would but i dont want to embarrass them.

Oh ok, I just embarras myself and nobody seems to mind, lol. Everyone loves bestowing thier knowlege on me.

 

[Wulfgar]

I had a buddy that did cause he had small hands and dropped the barbell on his chest one time without them. said it made him feel more secure with a false grip

 

[RearNaked]

That is strange.

 

[needtogetarmy]

There was a guy in my gym today with wrist straps and he was benching. Not sure why.

 

[vansmack2000]

not as weird as weight belts while on a stair master.

 

[binö]

wrist wraps

 

[borris]

wrist wraps

yup, use them for everything, even leg day

 

[ceo]

I had a buddy that did cause he had small hands and dropped the barbell on his chest one time without them. said it made him feel more secure with a false grip

maybe when he's going heavy he should just NOT use a false grip!

 

[Scotsman]

not as weird as weight belts while on a stair master.

Do you go to my gym?

I see that shit all the time.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[GUARDIAN]

maybe when he's going heavy he should just NOT use a false grip!

it is a far superior grip if used properly. wrist straps for support and compression are common practice, especially for powerlifters.

 

[cboogsrun]

actually seen a big ass dude using em the other day.. is this normal?

To cheap to buy wrist supports.

 

[Phaded]

why would someone want to weaken their wrists by using shit like that..

 

[SouthernLord]

Maybe so when he is lying there spotting his partner on upright rows the bar doesnt get snatched out of his hands by his partners awesome trap/shoulder/upperback strength.

 

[GUARDIAN]

To cheap to buy wrist supports.

maybe they were supports. i hear wrist straps & wrist supports & wrist wraps used interchangeably.

 

[ceo]

it is a far superior grip if used properly. wrist straps for support and compression are common practice, especially for powerlifters.

I was thinking he meant straps such as one would use for pulling movements (wrapped around the bar). If he meant that someone had their wrists wrapped while benching...big fuckin deal.

As for the false grip...if someone using the grip has had a bar fall on their chest, I'd say it wasn't being used properly and was not "far superior" in that case. Wouldn't you?

As a matter of fact, it's only superior if you want to try to isolate the chest more by not activating (as much) the muscles in the forearms and triceps. You'll bench more weight with a regualr grip and you greatly reduce the chances of the bar rolling out of your hands (as happens with the false grip).

I hope inexperienced lifters aren't taking your advice of using a false grip.

 

[GUARDIAN]

why would someone want to weaken their wrists by using shit like that..

they can only support so much weight. they are a weak link in heavy bench. i wouldnt put them in the category as lifting straps for heavy rows, deadlifts, pulldowns, or shrugs where one's grip is giving out and they are using them as a crutch. i think of it more as u would of a weight belt.

i use them for close grip bench only.

 

[Dial_tone]

actually seen a big ass dude using em the other day.. is this normal?

Because the spotter is doing 80% of the lifting. You don't want the guy pulling the weight out of your hands.

 

[Phaded]

I was thinking he meant straps such as one would use for pulling movements (wrapped around the bar). If he meant that someone had their wrists wrapped while benching...big fuckin deal.

As for the false grip...if someone using the grip has had a bar fall on their chest, I'd say it wasn't being used properly and was not "far superior" in that case. Wouldn't you?

As a matter of fact, it's only superior if you want to try to isolate the chest more by not activating (as much) the muscles in the forearms and triceps. You'll bench more weight with a regualr grip and you greatly reduce the chances of the bar rolling out of your hands (as happens with the false grip).

I hope inexperienced lifters aren't taking your advice of using a false grip.

i'm talking about regular straps.. not wrist support + straps.. i know the diff.

 

[ceo]

i'm talking about regular straps.. not wrist support + straps.. i know the diff.

Yeah, so I understood you correctly. The guy had straps wrapped around the bar while benching.

 

[Phaded]

Yeah, so I understood you correctly. The guy had straps wrapped around the bar while benching.

yes.. and it isn't the first time i've seen it.. it isn't even the 10th time i've seen it..

first time i seen a big jacked guy doing it though.. usually its little 180 lbers hitting chest/arms everyday..

 

[GUARDIAN]

I was thinking he meant straps such as one would use for pulling movements (wrapped around the bar). If he meant that someone had their wrists wrapped while benching...big fuckin deal.

As for the false grip...if someone using the grip has had a bar fall on their chest, I'd say it wasn't being used properly and was not "far superior" in that case. Wouldn't you? many lifters have shattered ribs and internal injuries from both grips

As a matter of fact, it's only superior if you want to try to isolate the chest more by not activating (as much) the muscles in the forearms and triceps. You'll bench more weight with a regualr grip and you greatly reduce the chances of the bar rolling out of your hands (as happens with the false grip). i was referring to the stability of the wrists in heavy bench press not so much isolation of the chest. i guess i should of been more clear. have u thoroughly examined the biomechanics and the positions differences between the two. think about where the bar sits in your hand with a regular grip compared to a false grip and tell me that your wrist is not more susceptible.

I hope inexperienced lifters aren't taking your advice of using a false grip. which post are u referring to where i gave this advice? i have never instructed anyone to do this! it is certainly not for the inexperienced.

.............

 

[GUARDIAN]

yes.. and it isn't the first time i've seen it.. it isn't even the 10th time i've seen it..

first time i seen a big jacked guy doing it though.. usually its little 180 lbers hitting chest/arms everyday..

well that i have never seen!

 

[jnevin]

yes.. and it isn't the first time i've seen it.. it isn't even the 10th time i've seen it..

first time i seen a big jacked guy doing it though.. usually its little 180 lbers hitting chest/arms everyday..

There are a few spikey haired teenagers that do that at my gym. They wear jeans and wife beaters and use only hammer strength.

 

[binö]

There are a few spikey haired teenagers that do that at my gym. They wear jeans and wife beaters and use only hammer strength.

just think, these type of tools will be trying to date your daughter!!

 

[ceo]

many lifters have shattered ribs and internal injuries from both grips

Bro, go read criticalbench.com and see what the best bench pressers in the world say about the false grip. Scott Mendelson dropped 584 lbs on his chest using a false grip. This is a guy who has pressed over 800lbs., not a n00b. By the way, he does NOT advocate a false grip.

i was referring to the stability of the wrists in heavy bench press not so much isolation of the chest. i guess i should of been more clear. have u thoroughly examined the biomechanics and the positions differences between the two. think about where the bar sits in your hand with a regular grip compared to a false grip and tell me that your wrist is not more susceptible.

You're activating muscles to a lesser degree...specifically forearm muscles. How is that then MORE stable? You think about it. You certainly are more susceptible to having a bar crash onto your chest using a false grip though.

which post are u referring to where i gave this advice? i have never instructed anyone to do this! it is certainly not for the inexperienced.

I am referring to the post I replied to where you are calling a false grip a "far superior" grip. If you are calling it "far superior", it would certainly seem as though you are advocating it for anyone. You say you've never instructed anyone to use a false grip? Why not? If it is "far superior" why wouldn't someone want to use it? How is a n00b to know any different? Reckless sir...reckless.

Oh, apparently it's not only not for the inexperienced...it's also not for the veery experienced...at least according to a guy who holds a few BP world records.

 

[jnevin]

just think, these type of tools will be trying to date your daughter!!

*shudder*

 

[binö]

*shudder*

convert to mormon bro

 

[jnevin]

convert to mormon bro

Aw hell no.

I'm really thinking of moving away from here because I don't want her to feel like an outcast.

 

[binö]

Aw hell no.

I'm really thinking of moving away from here because I don't want her to feel like an outcast.

i mean, compared to the ignornace i'm seeing with modern gangsta glorifing youth (white/black, rural/urban), maybe the mormons got it right afterall.
drug use when i was in school-weed beer
now-fentaly, oxy, etc
utah is proly a better place to be than a lot of other places in america

 

[jnevin]

i mean, compared to the ignornace i'm seeing with modern gangsta glorifing youth (white/black, rural/urban), maybe the mormons got it right afterall.
drug use when i was in school-weed beer
now-fentaly, oxy, etc
utah is proly a better place to be than a lot of other places in america

Prescription drug abuse is rampant here. Mormons seem to think that it's ok since they're prescribed.

 

[binö]

Prescription drug abuse is rampant here. Mormons seem to think that it's ok since they're prescribed.

wyoming/idaho/montana
cabin, home school, yesyes

 

[Wulfgar]

Ive used a false grip since I first pressed a barbell
but I have big ass mongoloid hands

i tried a reg grip and that shit hurts my thumb joints

 

[ceo]

Ive used a false grip since I first pressed a barbell
but I have big ass mongoloid hands

i tried a reg grip and that shit hurts my thumb joints

I'm not saying it doesn't work, it's just not as safe.

But, you are small though. LOL! Just kidding, you acromegaly havin, chest duece droppin, ass rapin, head flushin, sex vomitin, repressed homosexual bastard, you!

 

[Wulfgar]

I'm not saying it doesn't work, it's just not as safe.

But, you are small though. LOL! Just kidding, you acromegaly havin, chest duece droppin, ass rapin, head flushin, sex vomitin, repressed homosexual bastard, you!

shall we schedule a meat up?

 

[ceo]

shall we schedule a meat up?

lol. at the gym?

You can spot me on squats!

 

[Wulfgar]

lol. at the gym?

You can spot me on squats!

as long as we both wear some ronnie coleman style spandex I am in

 

[ceo]

as long as we both wear some ronnie coleman style spandex I am in

I may have to borrow some from you.

 

[GUARDIAN]

i am in. i got winners

 

[SaladFork]

I don't use straps but I wear a headband. Does nothing for my grip but makes me feel cool.

 

[SaladFork]

8and20, I quit doing close grip bench last year it would kill my wrist and when I wore gloves I felt I didn't have a good grip when I got the bar close to my chest. How far down do you go?