bigboss
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As in your index is on the rings? That's super wide grip man that's one reason for your shoulder strain. You've got to have great form to be able to bench that wide. Id suggest bringing your grip in and practice "bending" the bar as it comes down then flare your elbows out on the way up. Ive been trying to widen my grip but Ive noticed some strain whenever I go past my pinkies. The best way is to just move it out over months at a time.Any tips on taking strain off the shoulders when benching? Doing sets of 245*3*3 after warming up and the first 2 reps would go up pretty smooth, but on the third rep I could feel the strain on my shoulders. It felt like my shoulders were doing the brunt of the heavy lifting at that point. Usually my grip is index finger on the hash mark. Any advice would be much appreciated NT fam.
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