{"id":7542,"date":"2013-02-09T16:05:47","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T20:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/bench-press-grip-thumbless-grip-vs-regular-grip\/"},"modified":"2014-01-25T20:07:08","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T00:07:08","slug":"bench-press-suicide-grip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/bench-press-suicide-grip\/","title":{"rendered":"Bench Press “Suicide Grip” – Thumbless Grip VS. Regular Grip"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHow do you grip the barbell
\nwhen doing the bench press ?<\/p>\n

Do you use a Regular Grip<\/strong>
\nOR a False Grip<\/strong> (aka: the “Suicide Grip”) ?<\/p>\n

In this blog post we’re going to cover the pros and cons of both the regular thumb grip and the false thumbless grip.
\n(There is a reason why they call it the “Suicide Grip” bench press.)<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n

Now if you have never heard of this before, a false grip is simply keeping your thumb on the same side of the bar as your fingers. Whereas a regular grip is wrapping your thumb around the barbell.<\/p>\n

\"False<\/p>\n

Now while this probably doesn’t seem like a big deal and you maybe thinking: <\/p>\n

“Who cares how you grip the bar?
\nJust use what ever grip feels the most comfortable…”<\/em>. <\/p>\n

It actually is a very big deal and the difference could have some life altering consequences. The main problem with using a thumbless grip is that if the bar starts to roll (and it doesn’t have to roll much)<\/em> then you’ll end up dropping a loaded barbell on your chest.<\/p>\n

The worst case scenario is that it could be fatal (hence the name “suicide grip”)<\/em>, the best case scenario is you’ll end up breaking some ribs (i.e. snapping your shit up)<\/em>, neither one sounds very appealing to me so I’ll just stick to a regular grip bench press – thank you very much.<\/p>\n


\nClick PLAY To Find Out Why You Should NEVER Use A Suicide Grip…<\/font><\/strong>
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