JESTERx626
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Standing Military Press. Narrow grip or Wide grip?
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:23 PM
I have a question about where I should position my hands when I do the Standing military press. Should I go narrow-grip, wide-grip, or somewhere inbetween - where my wrists look like they're completely parallel towards the roof? Like this: | | <--- lol
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Re:Standing Military Press. Narrow grip or Wide grip?
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Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:44 AM
when the bar is in the rack position on the top of your chest/shoulders, your hands should be placed so your forearms run parallel to the ground, so like a "l" like you said.
for most people this is a narrow grip, much more narrow then say the bench press.
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Re:Standing Military Press. Narrow grip or Wide grip?
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Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:31 AM
Don't forget that you need to feel confortable, adjust your grip in order to feel no pain in your wrists.
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Re:Standing Military Press. Narrow grip or Wide grip?
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Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:41 AM
I think the way Rippetoe explained it was so your thumbs were about shoulder width apart.
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Re:Standing Military Press. Narrow grip or Wide grip?
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Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:58 AM
JESTERx626
I have a question about where I should position my hands when I do the Standing military press.
Should I go narrow-grip, wide-grip, or somewhere inbetween - where my wrists look like they're completely parallel towards the roof? Like this: | | <--- lol
there are no correct answers... If I'm doing any type of seated OH press, I usually hit narrow, medium and wide grip. If I'm working strictly for strength and power, I do a standing military and use a shoulder width grip.
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Re:Standing Military Press. Narrow grip or Wide grip?
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Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:39 AM
Just make sure your elbows past the bar when in the rack position...ripp explains this in starting strength...
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Re:Standing Military Press. Narrow grip or Wide grip?
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Friday, October 10, 2008 9:25 AM
listen to what everyone is saying but just do what feels most comfortable and you'll likely be about where you should be.
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