Bench grip width question , weights restricted due to thumb cmc pain.

Greetings,
My knee pain got substantially better thanks to knee rehab template ver.2
But I have a small bugging problem with pressing movements.
Tried narrow grip, my elbows fine , pecs feeling awesome
but my thumb hurts, which it hinders performance.

When I tried wider grip, thumbs feel relatively fine, elbows irritate me.

I know It should affect my RPE guidance.
BUT which one would you pick if you in this situation?
Thanks for your insights.

cf. I’ve been evaluated by doctor, my hands weren’t in serious conditions.

I don’t have a good sense of how severe the pain is or how long it’s been going on, making it difficult to comment on with any level of confidence.

Without knowing anything else, I’d try to find if there’s a happy medium between grip width, hand position, and loading where you don’t have pain right now. The bulldog grip may be useful, or if you’re using that currently, switching to a regular grip.

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This was, is, and always will be the best tutorial for the Bench Press, please make more on other exercises if it is feasible for you to do so Dr Feigenbaum.

I’ve checked so late… still the part around ”adductor pollicis” be stiffend and painful when I’m using my right hand.
Thr pain have been going around several month
I’ve tried to cut some weights on deadlift, OHP
It turns out that doesn’t that helpful.
Should I try to take off some weights on bench press, too?
Its kinda frustrating to train with it