applicable strength bb vs pl bench?

[ThePolishHammer]

Whats better for generally applicable strength, PL or BB style bench?

 

[Citruscide]

PL... I'm almost positive of it... of course, that is what works best for me... as my BB style will destroy my shoulders...

Citrus

 

[endpoint]

There is a reason powerlifters use the form that they do....to press big weights....so i would say powerlifting bench......(also because of the focus on triceps and delts)

however, it depends what activities your are involved in.

If the BB bench closley mimics your patern of movement in daily life....then it is more apllicable

a step further would be using dumbells for a full range of movement,and the weight must be controlled in all directional planes....which to me seems to have more of a real world aplication

 

[Lord_Suston]

It would seem like p'lifter style due to the speed they explode at. In life there are very few activities where the movement is repeated over and over.

 

[michaelcoutts]

pounding someone's face in? lol

 

[ThePolishHammer]

Thanks.
Are the pecs considered a prime mover in the PL bench?

 

[Tarheel]

Much of what the pecs move in BB style, the anterior delts do in PL style. I'd still say pecs are a prime mover but they share the responcibility. Since the PL style involves more muscle groups, I'd say its more applicable to everyday situations, although I rarely do many pushing movements. Lats, Delts, Tris, Pecs, maybe traps a touch?

If you were a boxer, I'd say both were applicable to "daily life" depending on the elbow position on most of your punches. If you're an offensive linemen I'd say PL style is better for your daily life.

 

[b fold the truth]

PL bench is SAFER...

B True

 

[coolcolj]

inclines are more functional

no person ever pushes horizontally, ya gotta lean for leg/hip leverage

 

[b fold the truth]

inclines are more functional

no person ever pushes horizontally, ya gotta lean for leg/hip leverage

I actually agree with you and lean even more towards the Over Head Press over both of them....

B True