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post 1476845721 12-29-2016, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted By wooosh3⏩
is a false grip a big deal if youre not benching a lot of weight? say less than 2 plates?
depends, if your neck is made out of sturdy iron you should be good
post 1476845811 12-29-2016, 06:09 AM
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I use no thumbs/suicide grip on machines not free weights.
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post 1476846511 12-29-2016, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted By wooosh3⏩
is a false grip a big deal if youre not benching a lot of weight? say less than 2 plates?
you can die easily from 135 crashing on your windpipe
post 1476847161 12-29-2016, 06:26 AM
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I refuse to even spot anybody who uses it...if it slips and falls, there is nothing a spotter can do and I wouldnt want that on my conscience...
Originally Posted By BBLuder⏩
I use it on the smith machine or cable machines. Plus carefully and mindfully. Heavy free weights = wtf.

I notice a lot of BB'ers likeRich Piana do it.
yeah well its pretty safe when you are using fake plates...
post 1476847691 12-29-2016, 06:33 AM
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well i use it, but "pump crew", don't use heavy weight.

yes, i realize the bar alone at the right angle dropped can kill me.

will switch to thumb grip, as it really doesn't affect me.

thanks for looking out bobby, will give you handy j irl if i see you (full thumb grip of course, no homo).
post 1476848941 12-29-2016, 06:51 AM
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I'd never do this and I've seen much stronger benchers than myself do it and cringe. After the vid of the kid who died doing 4 plates I would never even consider it. Heck I dropped some warm up weights on myself on accident 3 weeks ago and my ribs are still bruised. Really taught me a lesson
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post 1476850571 12-29-2016, 07:12 AM
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I will always use suicide grip when benching. There is no reason for it to be rolling out of your hands imo. People make mistakes and that's why they are paying for it. Most common is treating suicide with regular grip when their wrists should be bent more. I always have a proper spotter who knows how I lift.

Talking about this makes me want to lift again.
post 1476850761 12-29-2016, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted By Azrairc⏩
depends, if your neck is made out of sturdy iron you should be good
As long as the spine is solid, you can drop anything you want.
Nah, fukk that. I’m not doing that.
post 1476850901 12-29-2016, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted By MrDeafMuscle⏩
Most common is treating suicide with regular grip when their wrists should be bent more. I always have a proper spotter who knows how I lift.
"Bro, I think your wrists are a little..."

*CLANG*

"Bro, plz respawn."
Nah, fukk that. I’m not doing that.
post 1476851381 12-29-2016, 07:21 AM
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I've never understood why people use that grip. Like what is the point? It's not natural or intuitive. It offers no benefit. I just don't get it...
I call it "Celebration". It's sexual, and violent...

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post 1476852171 12-29-2016, 07:28 AM
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I've always used suicide grip, hell even do thumbless pullups. It's just always felt better and more natural to me. Guess its a habit I should try and break.
post 1476852571 12-29-2016, 07:33 AM
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its called suicide grip for a reason tho wtf was he thinking doing it with 310 lbs
will never look at the bench press the same again damn son
post 1476852641 12-29-2016, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted By Beararms⏩
I've always used suicide grip, hell even do thumbless pullups. It's just always felt better and more natural to me. Guess its a habit I should try and break.
I do thumbless pullups because it's more comfortable, however I don't have the risk of dieing which is great. Never suicide for bench
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post 1476853121 12-29-2016, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted By ANumber1⏩
It's right in the damn name why you shouldn't do it. They put it right there so everyone would understand but that wasn't obvious enough for this guy.
what about deadlifts?
Originally Posted By GolfPants⏩
I've never understood why people use that grip. Like what is the point? It's not natural or intuitive. It offers no benefit. I just don't get it...
comfort for some
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post 1476853821 12-29-2016, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted By Jax05⏩
what about deadlifts?
Deadlifts are fine.

It's the Crossfit Deadlifts that you should avoid.

Again, RIGHT IN THE NAME.

Nah, fukk that. I’m not doing that.
post 1476854161 12-29-2016, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted By GolfPants⏩
I've never understood why people use that grip. Like what is the point? It's not natural or intuitive. It offers no benefit. I just don't get it...
weak wrists
post 1476854491 12-29-2016, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted By ffguitarist14⏩
Never understood that grip. It really doesn't make any sense from a power standpoint either, it's just incorrect... and yeah very fking unsafe
Originally Posted By GolfPants⏩
I've never understood why people use that grip. Like what is the point? It's not natural or intuitive. It offers no benefit. I just don't get it...
I've always thought the point was to disengage the muscles in the arm, to help target the pecs when benching


don't get me wrong, it's retarded, but I think this is the potato reasoning for some
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post 1476855011 12-29-2016, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted By JamesA1990⏩
I do thumbless pullups because it's more comfortable, however I don't have the risk of dieing which is great. Never suicide for bench
exactly this I do weighted pull ups all the time but I won't die from these lol no way in hell I would do a heavy ass bench with suicide.

might as well start benching with a carrot up my ass.
post 1476855461 12-29-2016, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted By Nosferatu187⏩
exactly this I do weighted pull ups all the time but I won't die from these lol no way in hell I would do a heavy ass bench with suicide.

might as well start benching with a carrot up my ass.
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post 1476856871 12-29-2016, 08:20 AM
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Db bench crew checking in

Lol @ staring death in the eyes by doing traditional bench press
post 1476857621 12-29-2016, 08:26 AM
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I prefer the sleeper grip where you sit on your hands until they go numb, it feels like something else is benching for you.
post 1476861451 12-29-2016, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted By pushlimits⏩
i always thought suicide grip on the bench was a reverse grip?

this is just thumbless - i do it all the time on a lot of exercises, probably do it on bench too sometimes.
LOL no. Reverse grip is called reverse grip. thanks for playing
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post 1476881171 12-29-2016, 11:49 AM
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Only suicide grips the bar when doing back squats crew checking in.

Still alive crew checking in.

Can confirm dangers of open palm grip bar presses. Saw a guy get pinned under the bar trying close grip bench with open palm grip but I think part of that was just him being retarded thinking he could close grip the same amount of weight he was barely getting 3 reps with on wider grip.
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post 1476957051 12-29-2016, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted By Beararms⏩
I've always used suicide grip, hell even do thumbless pullups. It's just always felt better and more natural to me. Guess its a habit I should try and break.
Nothing wrong with thumbless pullups as far as I can tell. In fact I do almost all my pulling exercises thumbless. I think some people would tell you that you'd have a stronger grip if you wrapped your thumbs around the bar, but meh, thumbless seems to work just fine on many pulling exercises and feels more natural.

Thumbless bench otoh is retardit.
post 1476957621 12-29-2016, 10:30 PM
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You guys do realize that in most of these videos where the bar slips out, it's not a thumbless grip, right?

I don't know why it happens. I guess the grip just gives out.
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