I was lifting today and remembered I was told 30+ years ago that there are various benefits to wide grip hand positions and narrow.
If my memory serves, a narrow grip works your chest/back muscles more and makes you thicker. While wide grips work you arms more and tends to make you wider. Is this a "old wives tale"?
Are there specific swimming pros/cons to either grip position for the three bench presses, shoulder press, lat pull-down, and row? Plus, narrow grip seems much easier on my shoulders.
Does this 'behind the head' rule also apply to tricep exercises? I also see plenty of people grab a dumbbell with both hands and do tricep presses with it behind the head.
Hadn't really thought about it in regards to triceps, but I believe it's different because while working your triceps, your shoulders should not be moving, and that would reduce/eliminate any impingement? So…triceps work behind the head should be ok, but not shoulder work, IMHO.
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Does this 'behind the head' rule also apply to tricep exercises? I also see plenty of people grab a dumbbell with both hands and do tricep presses with it behind the head.
Hadn't really thought about it in regards to triceps, but I believe it's different because while working your triceps, your shoulders should not be moving, and that would reduce/eliminate any impingement? So…triceps work behind the head should be ok, but not shoulder work, IMHO.
Another random emoticon:angel:
