i think everyone who is saying gyno is referring to the extra fatty mass around your nipples... that being said it will probably go away with lower bf percentage probably not gyno but just your body stores fat differently than others keep up the good work and be the stronger version of yourself.!
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12-30-2012, 07:46 AM #61
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12-30-2012, 07:49 AM #62
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12-30-2012, 08:36 AM #63
i don't even know what to say about this thread. i can incline press with 70-75 lbs for 10 reps, but i'm repping like 175-185 lbs on decline for 10 reps.
then again, i always touch chest and don't bounce. same for DBs, the handles of the DBs come down as low as my armpits. full ROM all the time.
i don't really think this is a troll thread as much as it is a sad realization for OP that he's not got that great of development at all...it's very apparent in the ab region that his core and compound lifts have been neglected.Powerlifter convert. Follow on instagram Sharpie_bendingbarbells
Most recent comp lifts: 405/305/475
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12-30-2012, 10:31 AM #64
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12-30-2012, 10:35 AM #65
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12-30-2012, 10:38 AM #66
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12-30-2012, 10:45 AM #67
So you're saying you can virtually flat bench press more than deadlift? And why is the DB press so weak compared to the BP? And on top of that the squat looks pretty weak. If these lifts are true, you are doing something terribly wrong.
In my opinion it doesn't matter how much you bench press, because you won't become truly aesthetic without getting your deadlift and squat stats in proportion. So to answer your question I think your aesthetics fit your lifts.
Good luck!
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12-30-2012, 10:48 AM #68
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12-30-2012, 11:00 AM #69
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12-30-2012, 11:08 AM #70
You look like you lift.
OP, ignore the negative/childish comments. You do look better than most people that go to the gym and 'workout'. Like someone else said, work on your lats and delts to try and make your hips look less accentuated.
P.S. Please work on your squat and deadlift. They are much more important than the bench press.
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12-30-2012, 12:55 PM #71
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12-30-2012, 01:34 PM #72
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12-30-2012, 01:38 PM #73
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12-30-2012, 02:18 PM #74
Before I was doing one I made up. Since than I've been doing the 'big man on campus' routine. I use to do maybe three lifts per body group 3x a week. Now I'm following that program. At first I couldn't handle the volume and swore you had to be on gear haha. Now I do pretty well and have since been climbing. Was doing a 25lb plate squat in oct for ten reps, am now doing 50lbs on ea side for ten reps. And my leg presses are going up like 10-20lbs per session
Bench Press: 205x5[x] 210x5[x] 215x5[x] 220x5[x] 225 x 5[x] 230x5 []
^^Scratched the 5x5 program. Lifting BP 255 x 10, do not know max as I could care less.
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12-30-2012, 03:48 PM #75
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12-30-2012, 03:55 PM #76
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12-30-2012, 04:05 PM #77
I read it brother. I do mostly DB work on this plan. I just wanted to see how it felt with a very wide grip. I did 155lbs x 15...felt pretty good and my impingement didn't flare. It usually does at a mid grip. At very wide or very close it feels comfortable. Would you still reccomend backing off?
Bench Press: 205x5[x] 210x5[x] 215x5[x] 220x5[x] 225 x 5[x] 230x5 []
^^Scratched the 5x5 program. Lifting BP 255 x 10, do not know max as I could care less.
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12-30-2012, 04:12 PM #78
Yes. You may not feel the damage at first, but it accumulates over time and by the time you start feeling the impact you've already done some damage.
If you have ROM issues due to your previous injury, DB is a great idea, it's far easier on the shoulders and actually hits the pecs better.
BTW how close to maximal effort was that 155x15 wide grip bench touching your chest? I have a 77" wingspan and I don't even come close to touching my chest at parallel even with a wide grip. Were you touching your chest at parallel?
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12-30-2012, 04:18 PM #79
Was light. I could of prob gone to 20 reps total. I use 155 as a warm up usually. I was slightly below parallel I think, but not far. My thumbs were on the outside ring and I was about an inch, maybe less below. Not like 4-5 when I was doing it the other way and ****ing my shoulder up. Felt pretty decent this time like the weight wasn't being lifted with my shoulders.
Bench Press: 205x5[x] 210x5[x] 215x5[x] 220x5[x] 225 x 5[x] 230x5 []
^^Scratched the 5x5 program. Lifting BP 255 x 10, do not know max as I could care less.
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12-30-2012, 04:38 PM #80
Something seems off about it stressing your shoulders more to bench with a medium grip. When you bench with medium grip, the force is channeled more vertically from the shoulder all the way up to the wrist, benching wide grip spreads that force out somewhat horizontally, meaning your RCs have to do more work to stabilize the weight, which places more pressure on them. I'd really like to see a vid of your form.
Something also seems off about the self-reported 255x10 3/4 medium grip bench vs 155x20 wide grip full FROM bench. I mean, I'm sure I could to 155x20 full ROM and there's no way I could hit 255x10 3/4 ROM, not even close.
I really think there is something off about your form that is causing these descrepancies and a vid would really help.
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12-30-2012, 04:46 PM #81
I'd also like to pro-actively fix the issues. I'll get video of both tonight or early morning when I hit the gym.
Form could be horribly off, never had it assessed. I'm not going to go to 255x10 because I really don't want to hurt myself but I'll go heavy.
I haven't done the 255x10 since I started the big man on campus program, like I said which was about two months ago so I don't know if its gone down or up.
But like I said, I'll go relatively heavy. Maybe like 225x5-8, just so my form can be judged on a heavy set.Bench Press: 205x5[x] 210x5[x] 215x5[x] 220x5[x] 225 x 5[x] 230x5 []
^^Scratched the 5x5 program. Lifting BP 255 x 10, do not know max as I could care less.
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12-30-2012, 05:21 PM #82
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12-30-2012, 05:28 PM #83
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12-30-2012, 05:32 PM #84
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12-30-2012, 05:37 PM #85
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12-30-2012, 05:52 PM #86
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12-30-2012, 06:16 PM #87
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12-30-2012, 06:21 PM #88
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12-30-2012, 06:22 PM #89
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12-30-2012, 06:28 PM #90
Wider grip does indeed activate more chest, but puts much more stress on front delts and thus rotator cuff/ac joint. Not damage because that will ultimately come down to genetics/luck/form but stress. Good luck tucking with a grip twice beyond the acromion process
OP, you definitely don't have gyno. Unfortunately you have a ridiculously short torso to long arm/hip/leg ratio. If you want to maximize "aesthetics", bringing up the lats and legs would help the most. and obviously body fat but that goes for everyone. To reiterate what everyone else is saying, your bench numbers are far bigger than your chest itself. But reversely, your legs look about congruent with your dead and squat
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