…I was wrong. Well, somewhat wrong. Paul Comfort and I are on still the same page regarding maximal strength, but his talk centred around jumps and how to use (and not use) concentric, slow and fast SSC testing to determine which distribution of speed and strength training will be most beneficial to an individual athlete. […]
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Part 1 outlined the benefits of using a chest-width grip the bench press. Namely, the potential for higher bar speeds thanks to the biomechanical advantage of strong muscles coordinating long levers. Chest passes, jabs, blocking and shoving opponents are among the sports skills that rely on a horizontal pushing motion similar to the bench press.
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What is the best grip width for the bench press? The quick answer is chest-width. The long answer is it depends on your goals and anatomy… but will still probably be close to chest-width. Let’s look at why. The bench press is a basic exercise that has a place in most strength & conditioning programmes.
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If you answered to increase strength, that is a very good reason. Resistance training is the most effective way to increase strength. Strength improves performance1 and decreases injury risk.2 If you answered to increase lean muscle mass, that is also a good reason. Muscle mass is a pre-requisite for increasing strength in trained individuals. Muscle
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