T NATION | Simple Variations

Today's tip comes from Jack Reape:

Many athletes constantly search for the newest exercises, but some of the best variations available are simple and come from changing your grip on the bar or changing your foot spacing. The bench press is a very different movement when done with a close grip, pinky on the ring, and even index finger outside the max legal bench press grip ring. In the squat, going to a wider or narrower stance changes the movement and what muscles it involves. I'm aware of the theory that none of these changes effect muscle action, but move your squat stance in or out on your next workout and consider the theory yourself when you wake up and feel your legs the next day.

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