IS bench pressing worth it??

[Silent Method]

Silient. Lighten up on the "Moronic" bullshit. If you disagree, fine. But I know what I'm talking about and I believe people should talk to each other respectfully.
Capisce?

Lighten up yourself there buckaroo. I apologize that your perception of the connotation of the word "moronic" has caused you to feel insult. Regardless of how you took it, I feel that the word serves as an appropriate adjective for your statement that "the bench press is a worthless exercise."

Read it again in context. It was not a comment directed at you as a person, it was not meant as a personal insult. Rather, it was merely an opinion regarding your statement. So what is it you want? A more politically correct choice of words? Perhaps benighted, misinformed, or ignorant strike you as more friendly? Take your pick.

 

[Nelson Montana]

Politiclly correct? Nah. But my statement comes not from ignorance or misinformation. If you wern't such a moron you'd realize that. (Kidding!)

The point is; it's a matter of respect, and etiquette. You should know that. If the vets start talking to each other like that, how long will it take before everyone else starts in with the name calling. Before long Elite will be another MFW. And THAT would surely be worthless.

 

[drrman]

i personally hate benching, it doesn't do shit for my size or look, i like incline dumbell presses and flies best, and lots of isolation work, but i think its up to the person, you have to be able to see what your body like and dislikes, through anyone's years of training, if they can't figure this out they will fail in bodybuilding or even reaching their personaly goals, its all about what works for YOU

 

[Rednesz]

Bench presses?
What is the first question you hear from someone you meet for the first time. "How much can you bench"
How many times have you seen guys come in the gym on (monday usually) chest day and head straight for the flat bb bench?
Which are you stronger on Flat or Incline? If you do flat first then how strong are you on incline
And what part of the chest is harder to build lower/mid pecs or upper pecs?
With that being said what happens to your chest development when the core of your workout comes from Flat bench.

Things that make you go HMMMMMMM?

 

[JG1]

bech presses fuck my shoulder up as well...had to take them out my routine

 

[Silent Method]

Politiclly correct? Nah. But my statement comes not from ignorance or misinformation. If you wern't such a moron you'd realize that. (Kidding!)

The point is; it's a matter of respect, and etiquette. You should know that. If the vets start talking to each other like that, how long will it take before everyone else starts in with the name calling. Before long Elite will be another MFW. And THAT would surely be worthless.

I think you missed my message in my last post. I believe it is the percieved derogatory conotation of the word moronic which had you objecting. Had I use the word misinformed in place of moronic would you have taken such personal offense? Probably not, but either way my message would have remained the same. I think your statement was erronious. Simply because I used the word moronic to describe my opinion of your idea does not mean disrespect to you.

On the issue of respect, perhaps there are those of us who feel that labeling another's opinions as "bullshit" simply because they do not conform with your own as disrespectfull.

 

[Big Johnson]

You should know that. If the vets start talking to each other like that, how long will it take before everyone else starts in with the name calling. Before long Elite will be another MFW. And THAT would surely be worthless.

Quiet down, Windbag.

 

[Silent Method]

Quiet down, Windbag.

Knock off your bullshit, moron.

 

[Nelson Montana]

Once things get nasty it doesn't take long before the jerks act up, does it?

 

[CardinalSin]

When you guys say you fucked up your shoulders from bench, are you just talking about barbell bench? Do you still do dumbell flat bench? My shoulders are pretty prone to injury, and i need to start being careful on some exercises, especially since i start my cycle in 3 days.

Ive got some friends who bench huge weight for their size and when i try to bench barbell and say its hurts my shoulders, they think im being a pussy. Im kind of tall though and have long arms and barbell bench has never felt natural like most exercises, nor do I think it ever will.

I think the only reason i keep doing it is because everyone is always like "What do you bench, what do you bench" I know my shoulders are getting bad though, so i may just give it up. Im more interested in shape anyways, i could care less if i ever push high weight.