benching not touching chest?

[RuhlFreak55]

hey guys. i dont know bros but ever since ive been benching ive brought the bar between 3-4 inches from my chest...Which i never saw a problem with til i took a video of it and realized i should go down further.. i can bench 320 that way...iive been trying lately and i feel as though it feels like i in full extension for fly's when bringing it down... terrible strain on the shoulder..whilenot much difference in the weight im able to press.just very uncomfortable, mabuye this is because of my body type 6'3(average arm length for height about) rather flat chested. heres a pic./...should i make it a point to touch my chest or do whats comfy.?

grab wider????? not benching all the way down is just dumb imo......unless ur doin a burn set but even then....

[200byjune]

grab wider????? not benching all the way down is just dumb imo......unless ur doin a burn set but even then....

when you bench wider your shoulders are put to use.

[RuhlFreak55]

when you bench wider your shoulders are put to use.

i was always told wider the better......the wider you go the more chest recruitment you get whereas the more narrow you go the more you recruit triceps

[200byjune]

i was always told wider the better......the wider you go the more chest recruitment you get whereas the more narrow you go the more you recruit triceps

its tuff to say on that. i mean i dont go narrow. i put my arms on the bar. and look at my foearms and see if there a little past parrellell.

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

Hands slightly wider than shoulder width.
I usually but my ring finger on the rings.

Go down till about a inch from chest.

Explode up without locking arms at top
nice, slow controlled down movement.