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Bench pressin

Goosey said:
The bench press is not a good exercise.

hitting arbitrary numbers isn't a result of just doing one or two things.
in the case of the op, trying to get to 100kg?
what for?
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I agree with you and shrek.

As for wanting to hit 100kg. Why not? People like hitting milestones.
 
Let's break it down;

is it a good pec biulder?
no, not really.
is it a good shoulder biulder?
maybe, the front delts take a hit, but the fact that the shoulder blades are pinned against the bench can't move creates a whole lot of problems in the long term .
is it a good arm biulder?
well now we are getting somewhere, but a much safer and efficient exercise would be cable push downs.
 
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Goosey said:
The bench press is not a good exercise.

hitting arbitrary numbers isn't a result of just doing one or two things.
in the case of the op, trying to get to 100kg?
what for?
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True

but are ashamed to drop the weight
and start from the bottom

when I first started squatting I could not go ass to the grass
so drop my weight super low
and kept practicing my breathing and my form
slowly increase weight
now I can not sqaut with going as to grass

point is don't be ashamed to drop the weight and start from the bottom again
 
Bazza20 said:
I agree with you and shrek.

As for wanting to hit 100kg. Why not? People like hitting milestones.
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nothing at all.
80kg is an easy target and most can hit this very quick, say 3 months but after that things slow down rapidly, to say "I want 100kg" in a month. why?
it ain't gonna happen.
 
Goosey said:
Let's break it down;

is it a good pec biulder?
no, not really.
is it a good shoulder biulder?
maybe, the front delts take a hit, but the fact that the shoulder blades are pinned against the bench can't move creates a whole lot of problems in the long term .
is it a good arm biulder?
well now we are getting somewhere, but a much safer and efficient exercise would be cable push downs.
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It's not perfect but what exercise is. We could break down almost every exercise like that.

Bench is worth doing if you want to. If you don't want to do it, who cares, don't do it. You're not going to get locked up over it.
 
Goosey said:
The standing press is where it's at, if you have the right structure around the shoulder.
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You won't get me arguing with that. I love all OH press variations. Doesn't mean you can't bench or bench doesn't have a place.
 
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nothing wrong with using numbers for guiding weight training; albeit hippy feel good shit is also cool as well. Peace bros.

Most top bbs also use numbers to get to a certain base.
 
Bazza20 said:
It's not perfect but what exercise is. We could break down almost every exercise like that.

Bench is worth doing if you want to. If you don't want to do it, who cares, don't do it. You're not going to get locked up over it.
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almost every? Please elucidate.

some exercises are perfect for the individual.

don't be a tool
 
some people get excellent results for chest on bench alone. I have seen such guys.

others, with different body structures, not so much.
 
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