ITT: 100% retarded, dangerous things that you should never do
> Grinding reps especially with heavy weights
> gripping wider than your biacromial width on flat bench
> "Pouring the water jug out" on lateral raises
> suicide grip on flat bench
> Dumbell shoulder pressing on a 90 degree angle
> Dumbell shoulder pressing in line with your head and ears
i don't know any of those words. guess i'm good
So I'm supposed to only do Close Grip bench press?
These are very common things that lead to injuries 100%. See them every day in my gym.
How should I dumbell shoulder press then?
>grinding reps with heavy weights
so you're telling me to never push myself. got it.
Beat me to it. OP can you please give us a reason you shouldn't kill yourself you idiot?
Yes, you should. It puts your shoulders in a safer position and it's a longer range of motion which means its better for more strength and muscle. There's no difference in chest activation between a close and wide grip despite what people believe. It just hits the triceps alot better, but the stretch reflex is still there for the chest.
Since it's usually 15% less from your flat bench weight, if you get your close grip bench to match your weight on your wide grip, you will be stronger, period. Then if you ever wanna show off to your friends you can do the wide grip and blow them away with your pressing strength. I myself was platuead at 2pl8 for months, switched to close grip and destroyed my plateau.
Wider grip is really only meant for demonstration of strength such as at a powerlifting meet.
For longevity and overall strength, you should do CGBP.
Can you give me a source or evidence to back up your claims?
Yeah, try lifting above 2.5pl8 with slow reps. It doesn't happen. And it will fuck up your recovery. If you wanna grind, be my guest, but don't be doing it all the time it will just set you back.
Look at powerlifters in meets, the weight flies up fast. This is why speed work is so important.
If you know the next rep won't go up fairly easily, rack the weight and do another set. This is incredibly better for progression than "pushing yourself" and setting yourself back.