I've always understood it's better form to keep your elbows tight to your body, it flexes your back and helps you keep your chest up..

But today, I was working with a guy who keeps his grip so wide he's almost touching the weights.. But his form looked great..

Is it just preference?

closer grip pushes your back and traps together, making it tighter

bigger guys dont have the shoulder flexibility to do that, and have to go as far as they are comfortable

makes sense.. ty

only monsters can do wide grip

edit:

Chose narrow on the poll, tho it certainly isnt narrow. I go as narrow as i comfortably can which is the same as my bench width, ring fingers on rings

lol exact same here

Sometimes middle finger on squats tho depends on how flexible I'm feeling

This post was edited by tommyd323 on Dec 26 2016 07:53pm

copying little bitch

Edited bc only I am master race

Go as narrow as you can without shoulder impingement/elbow pain.