Bench Press doesn't work?

[El Diablo Blanco]

The trend over the years are bodybuilders claiming Barbell bench doesn't work and doesn't isolate chest blah blah blah.  Most moved to dumbbells and like a sheep I did too.  Started doing barbell again and I am having he worst DOMS in my chest.  It is hitting my pecs harder than dumbbells ever did and the weird part is I was lifting more pounds with the dbs combined than the flat barbell press.

[Rambone]

Wouldn't the same happen if you always did barbell bench and then tried dumbbells for the first time in a long time?

[Simple Simon]

Wouldn't the same happen if you always did barbell bench and then tried dumbbells for the first time in a long time?

yes, op is a dumbass.

[dj181]

yes, op is a dumbass.

so is your mom

[muscleman-2017]

The trend over the years are bodybuilders claiming Barbell bench doesn't work and doesn't isolate chest blah blah blah.  Most moved to dumbbells and like a sheep I did too.  Started doing barbell again and I am having he worst DOMS in my chest.  It is hitting my pecs harder than dumbbells ever did and the weird part is I was lifting more pounds with the dbs combined than the flat barbell press.

I built a good chest on only barbell bench presses and dumbell flies.

I noticed this is what Arnold claims to have used also.

[El Diablo Blanco]

I built a good chest on only barbell bench presses and dumbell flies.

I noticed this is what Arnold claims to have used also.

Remember Bob Chick would post all negative shit barbell presses  and so did a lot of other bodybuilders but it seems to hit chest deeper and harder than dumbbells.

[BlackMetallic]

Depends on your build

Some folks only feel their front delts on fb

Some only feel their tri's

Do what works for you

[Dave D]

I built a good chest on only barbell bench presses and dumbell flies.

I noticed this is what Arnold claims to have used also.

Pics?

It's shocking you have time to work out with all the illuminati exposing you're doing.

[Rudee]

Gary Strydom - who had killer pecs - said in an Muscle & Fitness article in the early 90's that his pecs responded far better to squeezing exercises (various flies) than pressing exercises (barbell, db presses).   

[muscleman-2017]

Pics?

It's shocking you have time to work out with all the illuminati exposing you're doing.

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[Grape Ape]

Sorry I don't do gay for pay homo.

Don't worry, we all assumed you do it for free.

[muscleman-2017]

Don't worry, we all assumed you do it for free.

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[liquid_c]

A whole lot of guy don't even bother touching their chest on the barbell bench press anymore.  This eliminates the hardest part of the lift and reduces work on the chest.  Plus as usual, the bench is the #1 ego lift with shitty form and a bunch of over-spotting making people think they are a lot stronger at it then they actually are. 

[ratherbebig]

bench press work, but there's better safer alternatives.

[Dave D]

Sorry I don't do gay for pay homo.

Profile name: muscleman-2017

Bodybuilding forum posting history: proving the power of illuminati, chemtrails, worthlessness of blacks and anyone who disagrees is a leftist homosexual

Clinical diagnosis: severe mental illness, delusions of grandeur and classic symptoms of self loathing closet homosexual.

[Henda]

A whole lot of guy don't even bother touching their chest on the barbell bench press anymore. This eliminates the hardest part of the lift and reduces work on the chest.  Plus as usual, the bench is the #1 ego lift with shitty form and a bunch of over-spotting making people think they are a lot stronger at it then they actually are. 

I agree and also feel this is the part of the lift that the most benefit is derived from especially when lowered slowly and into a brief pause/stretch.

[Dave D]

Flat bench works.

Every pro built their chest doing flat then when established physically and competitively they say the bench is over rated and it's an ego exercise  (in a "sport" that caters to the egomaniac).

[muscleman-2017]

Profile name: muscleman-2017

Bodybuilding forum posting history: proving the power of illuminati, chemtrails, worthlessness of blacks and anyone who disagrees is a leftist homosexual

Clinical diagnosis: severe mental illness, delusions of grandeur and classic symptoms of self loathing closet homosexual.

dave boy you aint smart enough to do an analysis of a lamp post

now run along you pathetic cuck

[Grape Ape]

dave boy you aint smart enough to do an analysis of a lamp post

now run along you pathetic cuck

homo fruedian slip noted

[Hypertrophy]

Depends on your build

Some folks only feel their front delts on fb

Some only feel their tri's

Do what works for you

This. My chest grew the fastest and best from cables. Yeah- I know- not a real bodybuilder, lol

[Marty Champions]

The trend over the years are bodybuilders claiming Barbell bench doesn't work and doesn't isolate chest blah blah blah.  Most moved to dumbbells and like a sheep I did too.  Started doing barbell again and I am having he worst DOMS in my chest.  It is hitting my pecs harder than dumbbells ever did and the weird part is I was lifting more pounds with the dbs combined than the flat barbell press.

gee one workout n u figured it all out

[Marty Champions]

one arm pushups under rated

[NarcissisticDeity]

Remember Bob Chick would post all negative shit barbell presses  and so did a lot of other bodybuilders but it seems to hit chest deeper and harder than dumbbells.

His beef with it was it was the biggest contributing factor to pec-tears. flat bench that is.

[ratherbebig]

is there any benefit of using bench compared to dumbbells? if not i think we should stop discussing this.

[Marty Champions]

is there any benefit of using bench compared to dumbbells? if not i think we should stop discussing this.

no

weighted pushups or one arm pushups force the body to recruit more total muscle

end of debate