Bench Press Grip

[SReinhart]

Hi
I’ve been lifting for 25 years and have been doing SS method for 1.5 years. For some reason I cant seem to get the bar to sit comfortable in my hands during bench press. I grab the bar with an open hand and place the bar in between my thumb and index finger and then close my hand. I squeeze the bar and then slightly rotate my wrist into what would be a thumb down position and the bar tends to run between the thenar and hypothenar eminences where the median nerve runs. Maybe I’m rotating too much. I grab the bar in a similar fashion as the press but it doesn’t seem to feel right any more. Any suggestions on how to properly set the bar in the palm. I’m overthinking this now.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Have you read the book?

[SReinhart]

Yes sir I have. I hold the bar low in my palm then wrap my fingers around. I feel like I have to adjust my grip several times to get it to feel correct in my palm