Lol- juicer tears muscle benching 225 lbs for a one set!

[gracie bjj]

i used to use to the MCDONALD bar for benching,much better stretch and contraction,been using dumbells last few years and if i do bench its very light,185 maybe,just to go slow n focus.i used to bench 315 for sets of 10 and my chest didnt grow much,my front delts got huge off them tho

[Fortress]

Now his chest is truly his weak point.

[Ex Coelis]

barbell bench wrecks my elbows and shoulders

fuck that - dumbbells are way better

[Bevo]

I don't think the old school guys like Franco , Arnold , Lou ever did dumbell presses
Even levrone was known for bench pressing


Personally I like dumbells better

[Mr Anabolic]

I don't think the old school guys like Franco , Arnold , Lou ever did dumbell presses
Even levrone was known for bench pressing


Personally I like dumbells better

Agreed.  I never saw 1 pic of Arnold or Franco doing flat or incline DB presses.

[Var City]

Real talk: I do flat bench w barbell. 1 set 135

1 set 225

Work set 275 for 15

Work set 315 for 6-7 slow reps

Then I move
To dumb bells

But I'm Varsity

Most here are Gay Creeps/J Vs

[MP]

I can stomach a lot, but something about bench pec tear vids make me uneasy. Did not watch.

[MAXX]

young roid bloated moron with zero foundation. muscles grow fast, sparrow tendons not so much

[thebrink]

dumbell press is superior for chest

barbell press is mostly a trricep exercise except for people with short arms


a lot of the chest function is to bring the arms to the center but the barbel hold itself together

the dumbels need to be brought to the center that is if you use right form not just pressin up and down but actually to the center line


trust me i have a doctorate in bodybuilding kynetics

This is a good point but lots of great chests were built w flats.

[anabolichalo]

This is a good point but lots of great chests were built w flats.

yes an overwhelming majority of bench warriors have zero chest development


i rest mine case

[SF1900]

This is a good point but lots of great chests were built w flats.

You can't make the assertion that a lot of great chests were built with flat barbell.

1) Yes, a lot of people with great chests have done flat barbell press. However, these same people also do a lot of other similar exercises.

2) People with great chests have the genetics for good chest. So, any exercise they do, they will have a good chest.

3) Flat barbell press is probably the most common exercise, yet not many people have great chests.

[Hulkotron]

Should have done more "connective tissue "work"" and tried to "rip the bar in half".

[TheShape.]

"There are three chest exercises that should always be done," Arnold says. "The bench press, the incline bench press at different angles, and the dumbbell flye."

[Coach is Back!]

why do bodybuilders still do regular bench presses?


they should stick to dumbel pressing and close grip barbel benching, machine pressing etc




but nobody wanna listen to anabolichalo

You don't squat bench or deadlift. Do you train or just play on machines?

[cephissus]

why do bodybuilders still do regular bench presses?


they should stick to dumbel pressing and close grip barbel benching, machine pressing etc




but nobody wanna listen to anabolichalo

flat bench used to be my favorite lift, and my chest was a strong point.  never felt it in my triceps, and never liked dumbbells much.

oddly, years later my bench is fucked and i feel it a lot more in my triceps

the strange world of weightlifting...

[Donny]

i like to swap them. for example i now do flat Dumbbell press and Incline Barbell press. Later on i will hit DECLINE Dumbbell or Barbell press. Declines are a very useful tool for people with shoulder issues too. None of the young boys in the Gym touch Declines. When they do use them most love them. 

[oldschoolfan]

i agree with donny decline is great and spares that strain on the shoulders.

i used to be a bench hog, this may sound weird but for years i did bench on an olympic bench, and was fairly strong , but as soon as i tried other benches i just could not get used to them, i preferred the olympic bench.


these days dumbell presses and hammer strength chest machine.


one time  in tennessee i did get to use a med ex chest press, i swear to god that was one of the best machines i have ever used.   i believe,

arthur jones designed that machine to

[Bevo]

I prefer 4 plates each side hammer strength like Phil

[whitewidow]

Sure ronnie struggles with 315 pounds  

he was way off-season! I don;t think he had touched a weight for maybe a month it was at metroflex and flex wheeler was even there and he wasn't trying to go heavy or show-off he was trying to get back into the groove he had been traveling and hadnlt been lifting so this was not a average day it was a day where you are getting back into things and if your smart you do it gradually, of course we all know ronnie can easily bench 315 lbs but everybody has their on and off days. This was a off day for ronnie and he wasn't even trying to go heavier(he didn't want to)

[Skorp1o]

I never do flat bench these days and still making progress on my chest.

I never train heavy either, I now start with extensions/flies then move on to pressing movements and finish up with press-ups.

[_aj_]

Perfect chest, fuck. Will a "no homo" here absolve me from the obvious homoerotic nature of my previous sentence? Oh well, no homo.

[Skorp1o]

Perfect chest, fuck. Will a "no homo" here absolve me from the obvious homoerotic nature of my previous sentence? Oh well, no homo.

I have my guard down with you as you are a happily married man, but if it back fires lets keep it between us (no homo)

[Pet shop boys]

why do bodybuilders still do regular bench presses?


they should stick to dumbel pressing and close grip barbel benching, machine pressing etc




but nobody wanna listen to anabolichalo

People will always listen to your physique....you se,   it does not matter what you say .



WoooSSHHHHHH

"Everybody wanna be bodybuilder but nobody wanna do it drug free "

[anabolichalo]

You don't squat bench or deadlift. Do you train or just play on machines?

i dont actually workout

i just have good genetics


lol @ suckers who need to workout to look good

[gracie bjj]

 i just train smart these days, no throwing the weight around,total control. its less likely u will tear a muscle when u r controlling a weight from start to finish, but people wanna play the numbers game whether it b reps or weight n usually that results in sloppier form.i just got back from gym doing legs,i squatted 275 for 4 sets of 12 but the reps where slow,3 seconds down and 3 up.i go ass to calves rock bottom and when u do that u dont need tons of weight just intensity and focus and u can build some nice wheels,i threw in some leg press with feet 6 inches apart,needs toch chest to get full ROM and i bring my toes off the platform in top position and squeeze,i learned that from gaspari back in the day,then its seated leg curls,extensions and lunges,im fucking spent now its time to smoke a doobie and take shower and eat some good quality food like a baked sweet potatoe and a can of sardines in hot sauce ;)not bad for almost 50yrs old in afew months