Bench press:Grip wider then shouldersElbows out wideTouch between nipples and neck then liftClose grip bench press:Grip inside shoulder widthElbows as close to body as possibleTouch under nipples then liftPlease correct anything
Bench Press: Grip shoulder length apart. Elbows should be LOCKED IN. Only going out parallel to your body. Touch between nipples and neck then lift. Close grip: Grip inside shoulder width Elbows LOCKED in close to your body. Touch SLIGHTLY under nipples then lift. (you want to control your lift not only for saftey reasons but for performance and form).
Chris is dumb for giving that answer dumbbell press requires each arm to hold the weight balancing each side of the body and also providing a better range of motion. With the bench press your stronger side will help your weaker side and also your shoulders are involved more which is bad since they both work your chest that's why you can't lift as much with the dumbbell press as you can with the bench
Actually for a good regular bench press your hands should be placed like so: your thumbs should be just outside your shoulders on the bar, not way out on the bar. When you bring the bar down you want to pretty much touch right at or just below your nipples, and when you push the bar you want to push up and toward your head. This way you get the full extent of the workout. As for close grip bench, there are several ways to do this. With a regular bar you would want to place your hands about 2 fist lengths away from each other toward the middle of the bar. When you bring the bar down you want to keep your elbows close to your body touching your chest just below the nipples, again pushing up and toward your head on the way back up just like regular bench. I also like to use a curl bar for close grip bench, because it has a bend in the bar where you can make sure your grip is in the same place every time. Hope that helps!
Looks like you got it. Although some people touch even with the nipples for both type of presses. Especially if you're doing it without a spotter.
