Why Bench?

[TheOak84]

Your chest does not grow from the flies you do, it is the bench press that makes your chest grow.

are you kidding? Im currently only doing flys, in a HIT fashion and my chest is responding well... the function of the chest muscle is to bring the arm across the body, not press forward.

 

[dabuffguy]

are you kidding? Im currently only doing flys, in a HIT fashion and my chest is responding well... the function of the chest muscle is to bring the arm across the body, not press forward.

A press builds more mass than a fly, but a fly will build mass. That's why you do both for max effect. The greater part of chest mass will come from a press if you are doing both.

 

[djeclipse]

not every big guy here is on gear. so maybe you'd like to stop using that as an excuse.

+1, that excuse is lame and simply getting old.

I have never and will never use any kind of AAS, but I will never try and take away and gains or PR lift from someone that does use it. Just using "gear" doesn't make you gain size or strength, you still have to work very hard to achieve any goal, on or off AAS.

If you feel you're not big enough then get in the gym and work harder, don't make excuses.

 

[djeclipse]

are you kidding? Im currently only doing flys, in a HIT fashion and my chest is responding well... the function of the chest muscle is to bring the arm across the body, not press forward.

The function of the chest muscle is to press.

If you feel flies are the reason your chest is growing then drop the press all together and see how much your chest grows.

 

[dabuffguy]

+1, that excuse is lame and simply getting old.

I have never and will never use any kind of AAS, but I will never try and take away and gains or PR lift from someone that does use it. Just using "gear" doesn't make you gain size or strength, you still have to work very hard to achieve any goal, on or off AAS.

If you feel you're not big enough then get in the gym and work harder, don't make excuses.

Technically, AAS will increase strength and muscle mass without lifting at all.

but, getting in the gym and pounding weights will exponentially increase the dramatic effects AAS has on a person.

 

[dabuffguy]

The function of the chest muscle is to press.

If you feel flies are the reason your chest is growing then drop the press all together and see how much your chest grows.

+1


Take your arm and lift it up straight forward. Now slowly do a pressing (like you are punching something) motion, you will feel the chest contract tightly, and notice that the chest actually conracts to pull the arm forward. Now, do a fly motion, the chest does no actually contract like it does in a pressing motion, there is alot more shoulder rotation involved to bring the arm inward rather than the chest contracting to pull the arm inward.


Chest press is #1 for chest mass.



Chest fly is to leg extensions
as
Chest press is to squat.

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

The function of the chest muscle is to press.

If you feel flies are the reason your chest is growing then drop the press all together and see how much your chest grows.

read bro.

he said he is ONLY doing fly's and that his chest is growing nicely.. so has dropped the press all together and his chest is growing nicely..

sooooo ya...

 

[dabuffguy]

read bro.

he said he is ONLY doing fly's and that his chest is growing nicely.. so has dropped the press all together and his chest is growing nicely..

sooooo ya...

and I believe his point is that the chest would grow even better with doing presses and I agree.

 

[FriendlyCanadian]

and I believe his point is that the chest would grow even better with doing presses and I agree.

I'm not saying presses are bad..

he's not saying that either, he's essentially saying the only way to get your chest to grow is from presses..

 

[Edmund]

Oh damn, you guys have ALOT more time on your hands than I do. I wasn't slamming the use of gear, don't be so easily offended. I like how I look, I'm not huge but real well toned and I get looks as much as the monsters in the gym when I workout and am all pumped.

Also: nothing like finsihing up on some bench while some b00bs watch in aw at all the weight your pressing.

..that statement is sooo wasted on me