Flat Bench Press

[pamith]

I read somewhere that Sergio only did flat bench presses for chest. Worked great for him!

[pamith]

[monsterman500]

I read somewhere that Sergio only did flat bench presses for chest. Worked great for him!

of course he did. a few of these guys back in the day posed for Arthur Jones to promote his machines. They did not build their chest with his pullover machine, might have used it when there but a lot did Dumbbell pullovers or like Serge nubret barbell pullovers most of the times. why spend a lot of bucks on a machine for only one movement?

[pamith]

of course he did. a few of these guys back in the day posed for Arthur Jones to promote his machines. They did not build their chest with his pullover machine, might have used it when there but a lot did Dumbbell pullovers or like Serge nubret barbell pullovers most of the times. why spend a lot of bucks on a machine for only one movement?

Lou Ferrigno also had a great chest, but he was genetically gifted

[pamith]

[MCWAY]

Lou Ferrigno also had a great chest, but he was genetically gifted

He was? I was watching my old Pumping Iron disk that my son found, while cleaning up the shelf. Ferrigno looked like a twig when he was a teenager, before he started hitting the weights. If he had any genetic gifts, they were buried under the surface.

[pkaz]

He was? I was watching my old Pumping Iron disk that my son found, while cleaning up the shelf. Ferrigno looked like a twig when he was a teenager, before he started hitting the weights. If he had any genetic gifts, they were buried under the surface.

Lou was training in World Gym getting ready for his Hercules movie in the early 80s. He was huge but..  Best i saw him bench was three plates for 6 reps. And it was not an easy 6. He used to do 4 sets working up in weight each set. I was a little surprised that his bench was not that heavy. The strongest guys i every worked out with on bench was Bertil Fox and Rory Leidelmeyer.  They were heavy benchers. And me. Four shoulder surgeries..

[MCWAY]

Lou was training in World Gym getting ready for his Hercules movie in the early 80s. He was huge but..  Best i saw him bench was three plates for 6 reps. And it was not an easy 6. He used to do 4 sets working up in weight each set. I was a little surprised that his bench was not that heavy. The strongest guys i every worked out with on bench was Bertil Fox and Rory Leidelmeyer.  They were heavy benchers. And me. Four shoulder surgeries..

But nobody sees his pictures as a teenager with those birth-control device glasses (with the biggest thing on him being his nose) and thinks, "This guy could be Mr. Universe someday!"

[Humble Narcissist]

You owe Lou $20.

[Darren Avey]

Lou was training in World Gym getting ready for his Hercules movie in the early 80s. He was huge but..  Best i saw him bench was three plates for 6 reps. And it was not an easy 6. He used to do 4 sets working up in weight each set. I was a little surprised that his bench was not that heavy. The strongest guys i every worked out with on bench was Bertil Fox and Rory Leidelmeyer.  They were heavy benchers. And me. Four shoulder surgeries..

He must have done more than that.  I know at 220lb powerlifter who does 14 with 3 plates

[joswift]

The bench is for the chest what the squat is for the legs, srs

870lb squat.
645lb bench press.


You sure about that?

[MCWAY]

870lb squat.
645lb bench press.


You sure about that?

One-rep squats aren't necessarily indicative of leg development, especially if your glutes do most of the work.

[Royalty]

Arcidi benching 100LB plates

[ThisisOverload]

But "joswift" said Flat Bench Presses don't build pecs

Let's see your "pecs", stud.

[ThisisOverload]

Dream on gayboy.

PM sent. 

[MCWAY]

Arcidi benching 100LB plates

But it's not about one-rep maxes, once in a blue moon.

If that were the case, Fred "Dr. Squat" Hatfield would have had legs like Tom Platz, while setting his 1014-pound squat record back in the day.

[Humble Narcissist]

But "joswift" said Flat Bench Presses don't build pecs

Arcidi built those huge pecs with 10 pound dumbbells and cable crossovers.  The 700 pound bench was just an added bonus.

[monsterman500]

But here´s the thing i know people who can overhead press with a decent weight but are shit at Benches. Barbell Military press is a great exercise too, even hits some chest. not saying like a flat bench does but it does gives some bouncy  stimulation.  i mean if you do incline presses you do not need an overhead press or vice versa. No need for an incline bench if doing good heavy front press on machine or barbell.

[pamith]

Arcidi built those huge pecs with 10 pound dumbbells and cable crossovers.  The 700 pound bench was just an added bonus.

Tbh, I always had crappy genetics for chest development, it wasn't until i started looking into powerlifting magazines, that's when i noticed all big benchers had a huge chest. Needless to say I concentrated on the bench and my chest grew

[Griffith]

John Grimek said he basically only did overhead shoulder presses for his chest, but would lean back quite a lot.

[monsterman500]

John Grimek said he basically only did overhead shoulder presses for his chest, but would lean back quite a lot.

really..never knew that.

[Humble Narcissist]

And while we're on the subject of ancient history Sampson did isometrics between 2 pillars. Grimek had a pidgeon chest. Not so great an example.

Those were not isometrics because the pillars moved.  That was Sampson's last workout.  He was hardcore and killed it.

[monsterman500]

anyway i think we can all say that the Bench is here to stay. Just an upside down push up really. Push ups have been in many a young mans workout routine for generations. Later Floor presses.
Thanks to Benches..no one has thrown sand in my face !

[joswift]

But "joswift" said Flat Bench Presses don't build pecs

watch and learn gimmick...

[DooM_]

slight decline dumbbell presses and dips work best for me