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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #25 on: August 05, 2006, 01:49:08 AM »
For armour-plated, powerful, sculpted and bulging pecs, try Vince Gironda's secret, weighted dips! Beats the flat bench by miles any day.
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #26 on: August 05, 2006, 01:57:13 AM »
bench pressing destroyed my shoudlers. i only bench press once every few months because i can't stand the shoulder pain. i've bench pressed 205 pounds. Those who have seen my pictures know i'm not big or strong but i've come a long way from 115 pounds bodyweight. i guess when i started benching (65lbs) i was doing it wrong or something but I can't bench press without terrible pain. Every few months i can do it but it really takes a few months to recover again. it's crazy. last time i tried i had so much pain i couldn't do more than 155 on the flat bench and i felt nothing in my chest. i feel dumbells a lot more. Something I don't understand though... Why is it that I don't have pain on the incline press but I do on the flat bench press?
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #27 on: August 05, 2006, 05:17:27 AM »
some people are built for benching some are not..... i could bench all day no problem...
but personally i advocate alternating...one week dumbell presses... the next week barbell presses.
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #28 on: August 05, 2006, 05:34:32 AM »
You shouldn't do any pressing movements, it will destroy your front delts.
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #29 on: August 05, 2006, 05:35:29 AM »
Quote from: The Freakshow on August 03, 2006, 08:23:25 PM
I agree with Bob.

 I was benching 500lbs for six reps and felt it start to tear.



You lift the same weights as ronnie coleman
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #30 on: August 05, 2006, 06:06:29 AM »
Quote from: davidpaul on August 05, 2006, 05:34:32 AM
You shouldn't do any pressing movements, it will destroy your front delts.


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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #31 on: August 05, 2006, 06:57:10 AM »
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #32 on: August 05, 2006, 07:29:01 AM »
Quote from: mesmorph78 on August 05, 2006, 05:17:27 AM
some people are built for benching some are not..... i could bench all day no problem...
but personally i advocate alternating...one week dumbell presses... the next week barbell presses.
you're a 185lb. beast. ::)
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #33 on: August 05, 2006, 07:35:57 AM »
I think also the problem is is that some people never break out of the bech phase and are totally fixated on having a big bench... when we all first start traning its all about the bench... bench bench bench... i used to hate doin dumbell presses but as i kept doin them i found my bench went up...
i particularly like incline dumbells...
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #34 on: August 05, 2006, 07:40:22 AM »
Quote from: DF on August 05, 2006, 06:06:29 AM

 ::)


what's up, cool 8)


still modeling for benetton? ;D
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #35 on: August 05, 2006, 07:42:44 AM »
Quote from: davidpaul on August 05, 2006, 05:34:32 AM
You shouldn't do any pressing movements, it will destroy your front delts.

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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #36 on: August 05, 2006, 07:47:18 AM »
Quote from: gibberj2 on August 05, 2006, 01:57:13 AM
i've bench pressed 205 pounds.

MONSTAH !!!!!


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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #37 on: August 05, 2006, 11:57:24 AM »
Quote from: davidpaul on August 05, 2006, 05:34:32 AM
You shouldn't do any pressing movements, it will destroy your front delts.

Do this and you won't have front delts
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #38 on: August 05, 2006, 11:59:30 AM »
Quote from: onlyme on August 05, 2006, 11:57:24 AM
Do this and you won't have front delts

Youve been a while. you know how getbig works, read all the posts, and try and figure out irony.
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #39 on: August 05, 2006, 12:11:23 PM »
Marcus Ruhl does smith machine incline bench, followed by seated machine presses - seems to work pretty well!

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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #40 on: August 05, 2006, 12:17:00 PM »
Quote from: Bluto on August 05, 2006, 12:11:23 PM
Marcus Ruhl does smith machine incline bench, followed by seated machine presses - seems to work pretty well!



nah bobs pecs are fuller and more developed ::)
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #41 on: August 05, 2006, 12:56:11 PM »
I love incline bar bench. It doesn't give me problems and better results to boot. I don't do flat bench for chest because inclines work better for me; and, because I do some major close grip benches on my shoulder/tri day. I do both smith and free bar close grips for tri's. But yeah, I realy notice it in the front delts, even on close grips.

O.k. I have a question for chick: how about bench for close grip to work tri's? I have to admit, my ego wouldn't let me ever give up some sort of flat bar benching. 
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #42 on: August 05, 2006, 01:02:34 PM »
Quote from: Chick on August 03, 2006, 07:19:19 PM

"It's not how much you bench, it's how much you LOOK like you can bench!"


I'm putting this on the back of all my workout shirts.
Very inspirational.
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #43 on: August 05, 2006, 01:05:41 PM »
Quote from: Below Me on August 05, 2006, 01:02:34 PM
I'm putting this on the back of all my workout shirts.
Very inspirational.

I take it you work up to a monster 135pounds on your heavy set. ;D
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #44 on: August 05, 2006, 01:13:11 PM »
Anyone understand why i would have pain on the flat bench but not the incline?
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #45 on: August 05, 2006, 01:14:24 PM »
Quote from: gibberj2 on August 05, 2006, 01:13:11 PM
Anyone understand why i would have pain on the flat bench but not the incline?
because you're a bitch.
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #46 on: August 05, 2006, 01:18:08 PM »
you'd know. you're used to pain on a bench, when your boyfriend screws you in the ass.
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #47 on: August 05, 2006, 01:19:31 PM »
Quote from: gibberj2 on August 05, 2006, 01:13:11 PM
Anyone understand why i would have pain on the flat bench but not the incline?

all joking aside gibber, I unseated a bicep tendon that runs into the shoulder a few years ago flat benching.  Caused me a lot of problems.  I was advised to switch to incline work and it hasn't bothered me since...
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #48 on: August 05, 2006, 01:21:02 PM »
a chiropractor told me that. i only wanted to bench to know my strength but really when i used to do it without pain it never improved my chest so who needs it?
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Re: Bob...What do you suggest instead of Flat Bench?
« Reply #49 on: August 05, 2006, 01:23:08 PM »
Quote from: gibberj2 on August 05, 2006, 01:21:02 PM
a chiropractor told me that. i only wanted to bench to know my strength but really when i used to do it without pain it never improved my chest so who needs it?
i was just joking with you gibber, just stick to db's if your shoulders hurt.
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