Decline Bench...Man Boobs????

[1ofthejuicys]

What is the Story on the decline Bench press????? I never used it much until I saw the Dorian Yates blood and guts video when he said that it is the best chest exercise, and works the whole Pec, I have been using it in my workouts alot with a great success aswell as the incline and the flat....but now ive been told that the decline bench gives you man boobs and to stick to the incline and the flat...what ta ****....??? any yous do the decline????

[ntrllftr]

Moobs are a product of higher body fat. Keep the BF% lower and you wont have any problems.

[Whiskeyjack]

Moobs are a product of higher body fat. Keep the BF% lower and you wont have any problems.

Bingo!

[2nd_chance]

I use declines in my arsenal and I don't have moobs.

[Rdez]

You can flex muscle but can't flex fat.

That's a good test to see if you got moobs or pecs.

lol !

[KeithTheSnake]

Declines are a great pec developer. I'm much stronger on declines than flat. It feels more like a weighted dip, in my opinion. And, declines are a bit easier on my sensitive old shoulders.

No way you'll get man boobs unless you get fat. Or, if you get your nuts cut off.

[bodyhard]

.but now ive been told that the decline bench gives you man boobs

Who ever told you that is a moron, period.

[acwild]

ive been told that the decline bench gives you man boobs and to stick to the incline and the flat...

Yeah, I was told... You can't get pregnant if you do it standing up.... that's BS too! Unless you have girl boobs anyways

[Payton1221]

I'm much stronger on declines than flat. And, declines are a bit easier on my sensitive old shoulders.

I just started declines for this very reason: easier on my shoulders. I literally haven't benched on a decline bench in 12 years, but I immediately was much stronger the very first workout that I returned to it.

[alex2363]

i do decline, but i got rid of my manboobs by eating less calories

[pbohart]

Sort of.....

Decline bench doesn't "give" you manboobs.

But - guys WITH manboobs should avoid it and focus on incline and flat. The reason is that decline bench builds muscle in the lower part of your pec (where men with boobs already have a lot of mass = fat).

If guys WITH manboobs do a lot of decline bench then they are just building up muscle mass behind their boobs which will make them look bigger.

The rationale suggets the boob guys should focus on incline as that builds the upper chest which can help offset the fat at the lower chest (from an appearance perspective).

[ChimarraoMate]

If anything a steeper decline might give you a flatter line under your pecs. I think it was wide grip dips (which is similar) that is attributed to Vince Gironda pec development.

[Getsum]

Crap, I did close grip declines tonight...might need to go bra shopping tomorrow...I'll keep you posted!