Flat Bench Press vs. Chest Press Machine.
A friend of mine who is pretty built told me that chest press machine is almost the same thing as a flat bench press. And he also said that whatever weight you can lift on the machine, you can lift on the Flat Bench Press.
I'm a little skeptical to that however. I understand both exercises focus on the same muscle, but I think there are more factors when you are doing the bench press, like your stabilizing muscles or something. I assumed that you could probably lift a little less on the bench than on the machine. What do you guys think?