Does hand width on bench affect developement

[biff]

My question is will the width at which you have your hands when your doin bench effect your muscle developement in your chest say you have a real wide bench will it not build up your inner chest as much?

[Dave321]

as you come in closer the focal points are more directed towards the triceps... and yes it makes a slight difference

[kloter1]

wide grip = more development on the outer side of the pec
close grip = inner chest

[JiGGaMaN]

wide grip = more development on the outer side of the pec
close grip = inner chest

i really disagree with that, its one muscle. thats like saying if you only do the upper part of a barbell curl youll have huge upper biceps but no lower biceps.

[Benches505]

i really disagree with that, its one muscle. thats like saying if you only do the upper part of a barbell curl youll have huge upper biceps but no lower biceps.

I was thinking the same thing.

Closer grip = more tri's

wider= more chest

[stayinstacked]

i really disagree with that, its one muscle. thats like saying if you only do the upper part of a barbell curl youll have huge upper biceps but no lower biceps.

I disagree w/ this. You will only have a good peak but no length if you dont curl in a full range of motion. Outer grip on bench is more outer chest and even shoulders, inner grip is more inner chest. My chest got profoundly bigger when I started taking a narrower grip. I couldnt go as heavy as a wide grip, but my chest began to grown again. I dont even touch the rings anymore, my pinkie is about 2" away from the ring. However, I rarely use barbells anymore to begin with, mainly db work b/ of my shoulders growing too fast for my chest.

[kloter1]

I disagree w/ this. You will only have a good peak but no length if you dont curl in a full range of motion. Outer grip on bench is more outer chest and even shoulders, inner grip is more inner chest. My chest got profoundly bigger when I started taking a narrower grip. I couldnt go as heavy as a wide grip, but my chest began to grown again.

Ill just quote you here SS. i was going to explain it the same way.

[Flexor]

Read this post I wrote, it handles this exact subject.

http://67.18.108.244/showthread.php?t=209491

Forget about the inner chest being targetted with a closer grip. The outer fibres still receive the greatest stretch, and a greater stretch means increased tension, and increased tension means greater damage. The closer grip will hit your chest at a different angle and will bring overall growth. It isn't targetting the inner chest, it is hitting the whole chest differently and the switch up is what improves the muscle

[biff]

Just what i was looking for thanx.

[tboney]

You just need to mix up your chest routine. I well rounded chest routine is your best bet.

[GQplaya]

yeah i need to change it up from time to time, i always did close grip bench then i started to do wide grip and my chest jus exploded, it actually amazed me how much of a difference it made!