Working out the chest muscles wide grip barbell bench press thickens and widens your chest or mainly targets outer chest area. As the name suggest you can to grip the bar more wider than the normal grip / standard grip (3 inches more on each side). Form is an important factor in this exercise and may lead to severe injure if performed incorrectly. To execute this exercise properly
- Lie flat on a free standing flat bench holding barbell away from chest with wide grip (1.5 times of your shoulder width).
- Keep your arms straight initially. Now lower the barbell slowly in a controlled fashion just above your chest.
- Hold on for a second and lift the bar slowly till your arms become straight again.
Do not touch the bar to your chest which causes unnecessary stress in shoulders and if you execute the exercise fast it will not stress the chest muscles as expected. A spotter is always recommended while doing this exercise.
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