Flat Bench Press

[bignate73]

man boobs result if you a) have gyno b) are fat and have a large chest c) are just really fat.

noone will accuse you of having "man boobs" if you have a well developed chest and stay relatively lean. and if you are just a big motherfucker, no one will say shit to you anyways.....

its not an exercise that will dictate how you look...especially one so minutely different by just an angle change. since you are a well informed lifter....you know you are not bound to do one type of exercise for a bodypart...right? variety is the key,dont stereotype an exercise from hearsay, find out for yourself how the exercise works (or doesnt) for you.

plus...i doubt you will wake up one morning after a nice day of flat benching and have put on 3 lbs of muscle on your chest, now stuck with "man boobs".

come on...think for yourself.

 

[Legion Kreinak]

Good point. Stupid infuential family.

 

[bignate73]

 

[vinylgroover]

Legion,

You won't get boobs unless you have outrageously high levels of bodyfat. When i do flat (which is very rarely these days) i bring the bar to my clavicles, which more effectively neutralises any assistance you may get from your delts. With most people, flat bench works the ego more than it does their chest.

 

[Legion Kreinak]

First off, why don't you do flat bench anymore? And second, how does it help the ego any? It only works my ego when I see myself getting bigger. ^^

 

[vinylgroover]

My right wrist is shot and can't withstand the stress of flat benching.

As far as ego, what i mean is that you see plenty of guys hoisting up 300 pound bench presses, yet they have a piss poor chest. If performed correctly, can be a great exercise, but too many guys are more interested in big numbers than good form.

 

[Legion Kreinak]

Oh, yeah of course. I go for form all the way. 314. 3 on the way up. 1 holding, 4 on the negative.

You should to wrist curls and reverse wrist curls for your wrist. Unless it's some bone structure problem that can't really be fixed throughh increased muscle. Oh, by the by, take a look at my routine revised post if ya' would. I wanna see if you approve.

 

[gettinlarger]

That has to be some of the funniest stuff I have ever heard....lol

B True

Ha. Me too.

 

[b fold the truth]

I did not want you to think I was making fun of you...not what I meant at all. I apologize if you took it that way.

B True

 

[The Shadow]

man boobs - lolololol