View Wide Grip Bench Press Background. The wide grip bench press allows you to maximally recruit the pec muscles, which are responsible for producing maximum force off the chest. By taking a wider grip.
The wider your grip, the greater lateral distance you'll have between your hand and your shoulder, so the greater the. Comfort, the affect of grip width on bench press performance and risk of injury. The exercise works the greater pectoral muscle similarly as supporting chest, arm, and shoulder muscles like the anterior deltoids, serratus magnus.
With bench press, isolating the pressing muscles will give them more direct stimulus to grow.
With bench press, isolating the pressing muscles will give them more direct stimulus to grow. Should i mix things up with incline and decline? The wider your grip, the greater lateral distance you'll have between your hand and your shoulder, so the greater the. Keep your chest up at all time, and allow the lower back to maintain a natural arch (not excessive).