Jordan Shallow

Jordan Shallow

DC, Pre-Script® Founder

Jordan Shallow demonstrating a bench press.
2 Oct 2025 • 4 min read

Grip width on the close-grip bench press: Finding the sweet spot.

The barbell bench press has forever been the great measuring stick of upper body strength. And from its original form, the barbell bench has spawned many a variation: incline, decline, floor press, football bar, buffalo bar, and the focus of today’s conversation, the close-grip bench press.

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