And still have a good chest. I dont have a spotter and I look like a chump benching 150 max.
Is it okay for me to use just machine weights on my chest and aviod free bench?
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05-21-2004, 07:46 PM #1
Can I aviod bench press?
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05-21-2004, 07:48 PM #2Banned
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Dumbells are your friend.
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05-21-2004, 07:58 PM #3Registered User
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Don't worry about looking like a chump, everyone starts somewhere it is just good to be lifting. As far as spotters go, I don't lift with any of my buddies, but if I feel I need a spot I just ask someone in my gym while they are taking a break from their exercise.
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05-21-2004, 08:04 PM #4Banned
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work w/ dbs and bench in the powerrack
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05-21-2004, 09:22 PM #5Registered User
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Dumbells is the best for your chest
dont worry anything
do it still
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05-21-2004, 09:23 PM #6Registered User
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i wouldnt recommend just cutting out the barbell bench from your chest routine. it is the best mass builder for your chest. Db's are always a good substitute and you should jump over to them every now and then to keep things fresh. i am not a big fan of machines for the sake of putting on mass. i myself use them sometimes to target certain parts of the muscle but they they just dont work the muscles the same way free weight do. so i wouldn't reccomend relying on them significantly. you should never worry about what others think about the weight you put up. and if you are worried that the bar will crush you just do what hyp3r3xt3nsion said. use the rack, if you get tired and loose control of the bar the pins in the rack will save you from injury.
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05-21-2004, 09:37 PM #7Message Board King
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Where's ATrainer?
If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you always got.
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05-21-2004, 09:46 PM #8Banned
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i ate himOriginally posted by Quantum_Man
Where's ATrainer?
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05-21-2004, 09:57 PM #9Message Board King
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Nice.Originally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
i ate him
If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you always got.
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05-21-2004, 11:17 PM #10Bump, everyone starts somewhere like invast said.Originally posted by invast
Don't worry about looking like a chump, everyone starts somewhere it is just good to be lifting. As far as spotters go, I don't lift with any of my buddies, but if I feel I need a spot I just ask someone in my gym while they are taking a break from their exercise.
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05-22-2004, 12:24 AM #1112 to go!
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What?!?! No way man. All powerlifters and ripped guys at the gym are born that way. It's genetics.Originally posted by Pochtecatl
Bump, everyone starts somewhere like invast said.
Now for reality. Don't worry about what anyone thinks of you in the gym. Just choose your spotters carefully. Some are arrogant, and the vast majority are nice people. So dont hesitate to ask for a spot. Better than trying to act like a tough guy and drop 150lbs on your chest, right hyp3r?
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05-22-2004, 09:14 AM #12Banned
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290Originally posted by Steveo31
What?!?! No way man. All powerlifters and ripped guys at the gym are born that way. It's genetics.
Now for reality. Don't worry about what anyone thinks of you in the gym. Just choose your spotters carefully. Some are arrogant, and the vast majority are nice people. So dont hesitate to ask for a spot. Better than trying to act like a tough guy and drop 150lbs on your chest, right hyp3r?
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05-22-2004, 02:36 PM #1312 to go!
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Yea yea I know...Originally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
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05-22-2004, 03:10 PM #14Banned
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Originally posted by Steveo31
Yea yea I know...
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05-22-2004, 05:16 PM #15300 pounds of whoop-ass
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couldn't find a girlfriend?Originally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
i ate him
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thats not very niceOriginally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
i hate him
If abs are made in the kitchen how come hardly any women have them?
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05-22-2004, 06:06 PM #17300 pounds of whoop-ass
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That's not very accuratethats not very nice
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05-22-2004, 06:48 PM #18Banned
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you're next on the menu for thatOriginally posted by brake
thats not very nice
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you'd need to cut after you eat me :EOriginally posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
you're next on the menu for that
If abs are made in the kitchen how come hardly any women have them?
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05-22-2004, 10:05 PM #20Banned
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Originally posted by brake
you'd need to cut after you eat me :E
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05-23-2004, 06:24 AM #21Registered User
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I don't have a spotter bc I workout at home in my basement. Instead, just build a couple saw-horses and set them at a height just below where you bottom out your press. This way if you can't get the weight racked you won't crush yourself.
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05-23-2004, 11:17 AM #22Registered User
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Weighted dips should work too.
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05-23-2004, 02:47 PM #23Registered User
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Okay everyone is simply spouting off that the Bench Press will help your chest grow...how?
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The pecs grow better with pressing movements than stuff like flyes (isolation). Look it up in a physiology book.Originally posted by ko_kidd
Okay everyone is simply spouting off that the Bench Press will help your chest grow...how?http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
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05-23-2004, 08:16 PM #25Registered User
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So be it, but what makes them better than using dumbbells?
I'm not doubting the bench, I just want to know why it's supposed to be so great.
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05-23-2004, 09:03 PM #26Banned
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?? bb and db bench will be roughly equivalent in the long run for growthOriginally posted by ko_kidd
So be it, but what makes them better than using dumbbells?
I'm not doubting the bench, I just want to know why it's supposed to be so great.
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05-24-2004, 06:14 PM #27Registered User
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I kind of misread Steveo31's response (somehow).
I was just asking if there was any big issue between using dumbbells and barbells--thanks.
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05-24-2004, 06:23 PM #28and then what...if the weights lower than my chest Im betting im gonna be stuck there. Good idea though, better to be stuck than crushed I guess.Originally posted by euclid
I don't have a spotter bc I workout at home in my basement. Instead, just build a couple saw-horses and set them at a height just below where you bottom out your press. This way if you can't get the weight racked you won't crush yourself.
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05-24-2004, 06:29 PM #29Mediocre Member
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No, use whats available to you..I prefer DB anywho.Originally posted by ko_kidd
I kind of misread Steveo31's response (somehow).
I was just asking if there was any big issue between using dumbbells and barbells--thanks.
For chest development minus barbells there are plenty of things you can do.
Flys/DBs/Dips/various machines
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05-24-2004, 08:00 PM #30Registered User
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I go to a gym. Mainly irregular intervals during the day, but pretty much 4 times a week. I'm just not a fan of everyone at the gym.
Not like they've actually done anything, just some guys and girls are just way too gone for me. Like the skinny guy who comes in and pretty much does curls at night, or the sickeningly curved and voluptuous woman that does some ridiculous squat/deadlift thing with a sumo stance with barely any weight. Others do seem to know exactly what the hell they're doing though.
I'm slightly intimidated by the big guys though, it's either a bunch of ignorant people, a bunch of huge guys, or a few intermediate people.
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