Well I'm speaking of bench and military press of the BB variety. I have for some reason slowly been moving my grip outwards on bench and military press. I don't know if there is a standard bar with the 2 rings on each side like at my gym but my index finger is on the outside ring now. I'd say its somewher around 36" apart but thats just a pure guess.

The other day during bench I think I tweaked my pec...now I'm wondering if gripping this wide is maybe what caused it (or contributed) or if it was bad form? Both?

Is there a better overall grip width for strength? Injury prevention?

I know the power lifters grip real wide on bench alot of the times but I believe this is to reduce the distance travelled by the bar for less overall work. I'm not really interested in any lifting competitions so I'm just wondering what works best for you people?

I haven't hurt my self with M.Press yet so I don't have much to compare to but I'll take any advice you guys have.


IronWorker