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bench presses necessary ???
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crew9
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Rella said:i know probably @ first, but once you get the "foundation" ,is cable flyes ..and machine exerices ok...not just for maintinence , but for growth..
ps..anyone use cybex machines and if so are they worth is ...(can you tell i just bought myself a shiny new gym pass!! oooOOOOoooo.
Ditch the machines and stick with barbell. How many big guys do you see repping out the machines all the time.
KillahBee
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all I know is that with my current shoulder injury, flat bench BB is a long gone part of my routine. maybe some day, but for now I stick with incline DB and incline flyes. maybe in a few months I can start DB flat bench. don't really care about not being able to do flat bench either, to me it is more of an ego "how much do you bench" thing.
strongsmartsexy
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Heavy flat bench is a mass building excersize. There is nothing like heavy compound excersizes for puttting on mass. If you have a shoulder injury, they are not likely the best for you. I've seen a couple of big guys who do nothing but heavy dumbbell incline work. I'd be surprised if they got that big only doing that though.
I get MUCH more out of dumbbells for chest size myself. I just like being able to squeeze at the top and get a better stretch than is possible with a bar.
strongsmartsexy
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BodybuildingUniverse said:I get MUCH more out of dumbbells for chest size myself. I just like being able to squeeze at the top and get a better stretch than is possible with a bar.
Yes, the strech is much better, that I agree. Did you build most of your chest mass with dumbbells, or did you have a good base with barbell and then fill out with dumbbells?
I did start with the basics...barbell bench. My dumbbell preference also has to do with shoulder injuries over the years. Also, when I bench "heavy" sometimes I worry about getting the weight up rather than focusing on connecting with the muscle.
strongsmartsexy
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BodybuildingUniverse said:I did start with the basics...barbell bench. My dumbbell preference also has to do with shoulder injuries over the years. Also, when I bench "heavy" sometimes I worry about getting the weight up rather than focusing on connecting with the muscle.
I absolutely understand. I wanted to clarify for any beginning builders the differences. I would hate for them to start with dumbbells as a means of gaining mass before they've learned how to build with basic compound movements.
point made.
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