Benchpress : anyone?

[silverbackn]

I hardly ever do flat bench press, ego lift. I realize some grow from it, but I think for most its very overrated.

 

[bicepts101]

I hardly ever do flat bench press, ego lift. I realize some grow from it, but I think for most its very overrated.

yep i start with incline...

 

[silverbackn]

yep i start with incline...

I much prefer incline too, I have never seen anyone with an overdeveloped upper chest. I have seen a ton of guys with bottom heavy boobs.

 

[bicepts101]

I much prefer incline too, I have never seen anyone with an overdeveloped upper chest. I have seen a ton of guys with bottom heavy boobs.

...and thats the initial reason i started doing it this way. then when i became more knowledgable about weight lifting and my own body i saw that flat BB sucks. sometimes ill start with it for an ego boost though...LOL...seriously

 

[silverbackn]

...and thats the initial reason i started doing it this way. then when i became more knowledgable about weight lifting and my own body i saw that flat BB sucks. sometimes ill start with it for an ego boost though...LOL...seriously

If I'm feeling strong as a mule I will sometimes jump on there and see what I can do, but usually even at that I prefer to crush big weights on incline. At my best I put up 315 for 4, I have done this many times, never got it 5 though.

 

[TRAINHD]

I prefer to start with flat bench it seems to get the muscle warmed up really well,then I go straight to incline,I'm not quite up to silverbackn's 315 for 4 on the incline but I'm close I get 2 with 315,but maybe by the end of this cycle I'll hit 5 or 6.

 

[silverbackn]

I prefer to start with flat bench it seems to get the muscle warmed up really well,then I go straight to incline,I'm not quite up to silverbackn's 315 for 4 on the incline but I'm close I get 2 with 315,but maybe by the end of this cycle I'll hit 5 or 6.

That's what I'm talking about!

 

[sparetire]

I much prefer incline too, I have never seen anyone with an overdeveloped upper chest. I have seen a ton of guys with bottom heavy boobs.

how funny.. I always start out with flat bench, never do decline, and then go straight to incline. I noticed after my last cycle that I was starting to get bottom heavy and that it wasn't equal to my upper chest and thought the same thing. Soooo, i'm going to start working out on the upper chest first now

 

[altoid1993]

I usually start out chest day on incline: warm up w/225 12 reps, 275 8 reps, 305 6 reps, 315 4 reps, 340 for 1. Then decline same sets just a little bit heavier. I usually superset chest/back. I like to do opposing body parts. I havent done a flatbench max in 2yrs. You dont get as much gains from flat bench. Its more of an ego booster, I went thru that phase when I was younger

 

[bicepts101]

If I'm feeling strong as a mule I will sometimes jump on there and see what I can do, but usually even at that I prefer to crush big weights on incline. At my best I put up 315 for 4, I have done this many times, never got it 5 though.

nice bro nice..i like to go heavy on incline also....but i can only do like 255 for 4 or 5....