People with longer arms should bench an inch or so above their chest and people with shorter arms should bench to chest, thus equating performance.
There. Now the 'bench to chest' debate has been solved once and for all. Peace be with you.
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Thread: The Bench debate answer
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01-14-2012, 08:58 AM #1
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01-14-2012, 09:03 AM #2
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01-14-2012, 09:10 AM #3
you are not taking into consideration about CHEST SIZE or the persons BODY TYPE...noone ever thinks about this as i said in the other thread some people have a bigger frame/chest.. its just how they were made so someone with a bigger chest/frame can go all the way down to the chest without going past 90 but then someone with a smaller chest/frame cannot..arm length has its take in it to but as someone els said you can just grip wider now thats not always going to work if you have a small chest..
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01-14-2012, 09:36 AM #4
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01-14-2012, 10:56 AM #16
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01-14-2012, 11:06 AM #17
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01-14-2012, 11:18 AM #18
So ...umm OP... how long should my arms be to qualify for the 1" exemption? Some days I just don't feel like going that extra inch. Are there any special exercises I could do to lengthen my arms for this? I figure by 63,360 reps, I'd save myself a whole mile of benching -- it really adds up in the long run.
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01-14-2012, 11:57 AM #19because it gives someone with t-rex arms an unfair advantage
Wider chest = better arm leverage.
If one have less distance to travel, the other have a better leverage. Let say its even.☆ ☆ QUEBEC CREW ☆ ☆
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01-14-2012, 02:53 PM #20
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Good idea OP. And then, how about we make specialized stilts for the shorter people who want to play basketball so the tall people don't have an unfair advantage? But why stop there? Why not give guys with short arms longer swords in fencing so that the taller people don't have an unfair advantage with their reach? And why leave it at that? Why the hell not award additional points to people with poor eyesight in archery so they can compete better with their competition with superior vision?
You don't understand that if a taller person benches less than a shorter person, the shorter person is a better bencher, regardless of Range of Motion. At the end of the day, if they bench more with the desired form then that's that. Genetics are a part of sport, and your idea of turning it into an almost Communist ideal is retarded at best.
You don't have to bench all the way to your chest, nobody does. Do what you like, just don't call it a bench press if it doesn't touch your chest, because it is not.
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01-14-2012, 09:37 PM #27
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I consider myself a competitive powerlifter, not a competitive bench presser. My bench is far from competitive at 198.
The best bench pressers don't have proportionately long arms. Period. Guys that do have a larger frame are not going to maximize leverages until they are MUCH heavier (ie- over 250 lbs).
And like I said before, since this topic is getting derailed, nobody cares if you bench to your chest or not. You can build size either way.
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01-14-2012, 09:51 PM #28
Bench press strength between two people isn't easy to compare. Some guys have large chests and short arms, some have small chests and long arms, and every combination in between. Another factor is that it bothers some peoples' shoulders to touch chest, so maybe that's what would hold them back from a completely full ROM bench press max of a certain number, and not actual strength of the relevant muscles. More than anything, it's about improving from your previous numbers and doing what you find works best for you.
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