Thread 76512705

Has anyone given up bench press completely? What did you replace it with?

dumbbells and dips

>>76512705 (OP)
Even if a woman worked out all day she still couldn’t help herself but look like a retard on camera

>>76512705 (OP)
I did deficit pushups for a while. I do them on rings also. Pushups are awesome when you elevate your hands off the floor cause you can get an amazing stretch and ROM. They are a little tricky to load though. I bought the Kensui weight vest and it's much easier now.
Other than that, dips are good, most chest machines I imagine are good (idk cause I homegym)

>>76512794
How much weight for the pushups? I've been putting two gallons of water in a backpack. That's like, less than 20 lbs but it feels great.

>>76512840
Depends on how strong you are. I got up to +45lbs for 4 sets of 8-12 when I was pushing them most, but it gets tricky to add that much weight, even with the vest, so I usually just find ways to make the pushups harder with rings/incline/etc

>>76512705 (OP)
Cable flys ftw

>>76512705 (OP)
she fucka da apes

>>76512705 (OP)
Me.

I only do Smith bench occasionally, and it's always either 30 or 45 degree incline.
I replaced it with DB Press, Machine Press, still always do Pec Deck Fly. Occasionally I'll do Dips.

Honestly if you want to bench, go for it. I just personally do not like the lift. So many gay little mechanics like the arch, the leg drive, etc. involved with it that makes it incredibly annoying. I just want to stimulate my chest, and alternatives do just fine.

>>76512705 (OP)
What's your problem? Shoulder pain? Just arch a little, retard. You're allowed to do that.

>>76512973
Ive been doing 10 sets of 12 pushups with the 2 gallons on my back. I've definitely seen some results in my titties as a lanklet. I guess I gotta start adding some resistance bands to the 2 gallons. Hashtag homebound tittybuilders

>>76512705 (OP)
you just know she was raped and coping by getting muscular

>>76513046
Two gallons of water is about 16lbs
If you can get cheapo concrete weights and a decently sturdy backpack, and something to put your hands on, even a stack of books, you could keep making progress and develop a decent pair of pecs that way anon

>>76512705 (OP)
I replaced it with incline bb press. Mostly because there's only 4 flat benches at my gym and they're constantly occupied yet nobody does incline.

>>76513016
I know who you are

>>76513082
Indians make everything about sex

>>76513157
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uYrWnQZx8gY
Look at this peak Aryan-Indian woman

>>76512705 (OP)
she's infertile and has breast envy lol

>>76513016
>smith bench

>>76513224
literally better in every fathomable way to free weight

but keep coping while every single advanced lifters favors the smith lol

>>76513231
Post bench

>>76512705 (OP)
i snapped my collar bone years ago and now my ac joint is very very easily inflamed by flat benching. switched to fly patterns and inclines. my chest has never looked better desu.

>>76512705 (OP)
you just know she has a delicious, bleached asshole

>>76512973
>>76512840
Do you queers not have a partner? At least on chest/benchpress day?
I do these things and have my P put a plate on my back and hold it so it wont slide off. She also helps me on bench but we have safety bars too 'cause she cant handle the weight Im doing very well.
Anyway...

>>76513458
You KNOW it.

>>76513540
Yeah I really should be going to an actual gym or buying real weights. Just doing the bare minimum in the meantime.

>>76513566
All good my fren, I started out bare minimum as well and building up.

>>76512705 (OP)
ya white girl fuck too many japanese east asian men

>>76513016
I hope chainsawman gets to fuck her ass soon. (I haven't read the manga in a few months now so maybe it already happened...)

>>76512764
my gym got a brand new machine and I must say I really like it, I feel the pecs much more compared to a barbell and I can safely go to failure

>>76513157
>That cross
It'd be so hot if she was actually a turbo christian going to church on every occasion, keeping her pussy virginity till marriage but still gets backshots from literally everyone in town.

>>76513586
Wonderful home gym, anon, good job.

>>76512705 (OP)
Yeah I had a small pec tear a little while ago and now I've given it up. There's an incline press thats plate loaded I like at the gym. Occasionally flys and dips. Chest looks better than it did when I just benched

>>76513668
Yes machines are were its at for sure. Or a partner so you can go to failure on the benchpress. I just got a pulley tower so I will start to utilize that.
>>76513675
Thank you!

>TRT since March and its working out GREAT 47yom

>>76513683
Awesome. Good luck with recovery and progress

>>76513540
No

>>76513673
coomer

>>76512705 (OP)
Dips, pushups, oly rings. Max bench was 285 @ 170lb bodyweight.

>>76512705 (OP)
dumbell bench press, way better for hypertrophy

>>76513738
>Or a partner so you can go to failure on the benchpress.
Safety bars work. Retracting shoulders and arching back a little raise your chest, set bars just below that and if you flatten out the bar isn't on you.

Bros I’m hardstuck on 2pl8 bench for 3 reps and it’s been 5 months and I can’t break through. Wtf should I do? I bench x3 per week already

>>76512705 (OP)
I stopped doing barbell bench press and switch to dumbbell press.

>>76513540
Fuck are you yapping on about? I train in my home gym alone so I have to find a way to load pushups by myself when I do them. I do bench press btw, and I use safety spotters.