In the fear of bench press...

[Meso_z]

Why so many guys claim "I dont do flat bench anymore, i might tear my chest", "i do only inclines", "I prefer dumbells" and so on.....why avoiding the barbell bench press?

As if they are going to end their "bb career". 

Anyway i did flat bench on Monday first exercise and it felt great.

[spinnis]

Bench is probably the exercise that causes Monst injuries by far, Fucks up shoulders, tears chest etc.

very overrrated. But nice anyway.

But if it hurts even a little then don't.

[Game Time]

I avoid it becsue I never have a spotter...and I don't want to ask someone.

I know many other guys who aviod the BB press because of past shoulder injuries.  The BB restricts your shoulders and puts them through allot of stress, therefore they stick to DB's, cables, and machines

[Aquiles]

Bench is probably the exercise that causes Monst injuries by far, Fucks up shoulders, tears chest etc.

very overrrated. But nice anyway.

But if it hurts even a little then don't.

If you dont do it correctly it can be a very dangerous exercise. I'd say that 60 to 70% of people dont know how 2 bench correctly (for their body type).

[Spike]

Bench is probably the exercise that causes Monst injuries by far, Fucks up shoulders, tears chest etc.

very overrrated. But nice anyway.

But if it hurts even a little then don't.

yea cause dumb fcks are always posting 500lb bench youtube links cause they're 'hardcore' so everyone had to go repeat that to be a hardass

and there is the all time greatest question that the avg schmoe has for anyone over 225 rocked up

HOW MUCH CHA BENCH??

[Aquiles]

If you are asking me how much I bench... well that depends... i go by feeling. the key is 2 put enough stress on the pecs 2 make the grow... like any other muscle.

[Spike]

If you are asking me how much I bench... well that depends... i go by feeling. the key is 2 put enough stress on the pecs 2 make the grow... like any other muscle.

thats what panzee's say when asked

you must give a number at least 2x's your bodyweight so Joe McFatass will stop bothering you in Wal-Mart and go buy more mullet clippers

[tbombz]

If you are asking me how much I bench... well that depends... i go by feeling. the key is 2 put enough stress on the pecs 2 make the grow... like any other muscle.

im with you aquiles

[spinnis]

thats what panzee's say when asked

a panzee that can actually move his arms above his head after hes 40 without crying out in pain.

count me in.

[Van_Bilderass]

1. Benching is dangerous

2. Lack of flat benching is the reason for the shallow chests seen in so many bodybuilders nowadays.

3. Flat benching is better for upper chest than inclines.

[Stavios]

I fucked my chest tendon 2 weeks ago with 335 lbs for 4 reps.

it isn't tore or anything but it hurts a lot so I didn't train chest since then cause I don't want to make it worst.

sucks 

also fucked up something in my forearms during back training


conclusion: Don't go apeshit on the weights after a Keto diet cause you gain strenght back so fast that your body doesn't have time to adjust

[rccs]

1. Benching is dangerous

2. Lack of flat benching is the reason for the shallow chests seen in so many bodybuilders nowadays.

3. Flat benching is better for upper chest than inclines.

4. Afraid of benching = excuse for weak benchers!

[polychronopolous]

Coming up in 7th grade on throughout high school the bench press was the exercise that most guys(who lifted) wanted to get strong at.

Those who could lift solid poundages; I would say 225 and up, generally were the ones with the superior upper bodies.

Barbell bench press was the exercise I focused most on from the age of 15 until my early twenties and I would not go back and change it......Simple, effective compound exercise for developing a solid base at a young age.

[Boost]

I've seen guys literally torn limb from limb during 1 rep max attempts.

[evandatp]

I've seen guys literally torn limb from limb during 1 rep max attempts.

That quote would make a magnificent t-shirt.

[mesmorph78]

im with you aquiles

I partly agree but for side natural size you have to lift heavy.. and just blast the muscle....
and lift heavy heavy but with decent form ...that is best for your bodytype...
all that squeeze stuff is for those huge pro bber types who are on stuff and eat 10 to 12 meals a day so.... no matter how they train they will be huge for the natural.. average guy i say lift heavy heavy heavy .. most pro's wll say you dont need to do so... but in their younger days i think the majority of them used to blast the weight ..which is what i believe greatly ..was the building blocks fo their size..
just my opinion

[Aquiles]

The squeezing for me is to shape the muscle even more and not necessary make it bigger. Also helps you bring out those visible muscle fibbers your see when you diet down.

[mesmorph78]

i agree...
but i think there is a time for both.......
i squeeze when im doing isolation movements like flyes crossovers...
but fo  compount movements im moving that heavy ass weight from point a to b for size and density... without dieting...

[Aquiles]

yes, you are right about that.

[ManBearPig...]

i do squats for chest.

[Aquiles]

benchpress has been called the squats for upper body  by many pro's so... 

[funk51]

use this thingeeee to bench press with . thanks to the yoke design your rom. is actually greater than a barbell. if you don't use a spotter you won't die if you miss a lift.

[mesmorph78]

 

[thewickedtruth]

learn to bench properly and you'll be fine..


benching properly is what everyone thinks they do but never actually know wtf they're doing..

[lax]

Why so many guys claim "I dont do flat bench anymore, i might tear my chest", "i do only inclines", "I prefer dumbells" and so on.....why avoiding the barbell bench press?

As if they are going to end their "bb career". 

Anyway i did flat bench on Monday first exercise and it felt great.

unless your an NFL lineman....just as useless as you can get on an exercise....so many better, less injurious

Just try to get big and LOOK like you can bench alot...and then lie