flat bench

[killa in manila]

how many of you guys bench press?i don't use it at all is it bad?

 

[spatts]

Bad? Depends on your goals, I guess.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

I use it.

 

[Lee]

i do flat db press, i like it better cuz it utilizes more stabilizer muscles, and i feel i get a better pump out of it then i do on bench press

 

[Paulos]

Flat Barbell Bench and Incline Dumbbell Bench are staples of my chest workout.

 

[casualbb]

I don't do flat bench at all. Flat BB bench just feels wrong for me; I get a slight pain in my shoulders. DB flat feels much better, but I've found that incline DB's and weighted dips give me complete development.

-casualbb

 

[killa in manila]

i start off my chest with incline bench then incline flyes
then decline and i finish off with pull overs.

 

[R CRUSHER]

it bad if you want too.........

bench 315.

or 405.

or 495.

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

I bench, period. It targets the muscle, it makes the muscle grow with nutrition and rest. The tiny things like db/bb or levels of incline shouldn't be so seriously looked at. Do what feels comfortable, do what you get a good pump out of. You're gonna grow either way.

 

[Lord_Suston]

you should really bench to strngthen pectorla girdle and shoulders although I think flat bench is overated I still do them although inclines are my priority

 

[louden_swain]

I quit benching years ago. The results have been better overall pectoral development with incline presses.

People underestimate inclines. . . that is why their chest sucks.

 

[gmanlax7]

i do flat bench close grip and db flat bench occasionally, but when i like to start off my chest workouts with some heavy incline barbell, feels like a lot more ROM and stress on the muscles than flat barbell.

 

[louden_swain]

I confess. . .I perform close grip bench presses on the flat bench, but I consider it a tricep exercise.

 

[TheOak84]

when most people flat bench press, they brng the bar to their lower chest, below, their nipples.. i read that steve reeves brought the bar to his upper chest and pressed in a straight line, to work the whole chest rather than an arching motion, he also did incline Db. ive tried that, and it was really hard, i couldnt use the same weight.

but i think if people benchpressed the harder way, theyd have better chest development..

i dont do it the way reeves did it, i just do the conventional flat and incline style..

just a thought

 

[strider364]

Their are some philosphies recoomend that one doesn't use flat at all, just different angles of incline.

 

[R CRUSHER]

that Steve Reeves style bench is a good way to hit the upper pecs while doing flat bench. use a wider than normal grip with lighter weight bring the bar to your upper chest/neck. you'll feel the difference it can be hard on rotators.





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