Thread: no flat bench?

Some douch at the gym told me that decline and incline were all a chest needs. Flat bench was a waste

That could be true depending on what other chest exercises u are doing .... Pec dec, cables, dips, dumbbells etc will all work the middle of your chest but if your benching I would recommend u throw flat bench in there too

I'll venture to say that same douche-bag will also tell you that squats aren't necessary for the legs. Just do leg presses, etc. Yeah right.

valid point about the "other exercise" theory. pec dec and flys do a solid job on mid pec. tho I'm with y'all. bench or db bench is a must i rotate every few weeks between the 2

Flat bench puts an incredible amount of strain on your shoulders and if you have shoulder issues you can still build your chest without doing flat bench press.

bench presses are the original chest builder, thats why people defend it. I completely agree with beanlicker, a well rounded chest can be built without a flat bench. ...many different ways, even with out a any type of bench! I have seen guys competing with a shoulder injury just do isolation movements for chest and fill out great.

I personally like the bench press alot, incline too. I do stop at the 90 degree though, this takes off unessacrry strain on the cuff and the chest can still be squeezed with proper grip/elbow and bar postition.

oh, I am currently training a guy now with a fucked up shoulder that refuses to quite training for doctor, bench presses would bring better results faster I think, but it can be done with out free weight bench movements, although not easy. short iso movements, its not as effective but can be done