Great chest without bench???

[seabee]

Anyone have good results without benching? What exercises? I've read interviews with 2 pros. One said military isn't important for good shoulders (I don't believe that). The other said bench is overated for chest development.....hmm.

 

[CowPimp]

I have had much success using primarily variations of the bench press. Flys are the only supplemental exercise I use.

 

[aztecwolf]

i like inclines more then flat bench if that is what you are referring to

 

[LAM]

Originally posted by seabee
Anyone have good results without benching? What exercises? I've read interviews with 2 pros. One said military isn't important for good shoulders (I don't believe that). The other said bench is overated for chest development.....hmm.

for a lot of people the flat bb bench is not a good chest exercise. it is all due to genetics/biomechanics (issertion points of tendons, ligaments, muscles, etc).

for some of us the flat bb bench is the king of chest exercises. I know that I have always had great sucess in strength and hypertrophy using the flat bb bench...

 

[OMNIFEX]

Cable Cross works rather well. Its also
very good when you need a quick pump
without crushing your button down shirt


I like decline dumbell presses, and, incline
dumbell presses.

However, if you want to eliminate a bench
alltogether..........Cable Cross.

 

[aztecwolf]

Originally posted by OMNIFEX
Cable Cross works rather well. Its also
very good when you need a quick pump
without crushing your button down shirt


I like decline dumbell presses, and, incline
dumbell presses.

However, if you want to eliminate a bench
alltogether..........Cable Cross.

word up on the incline dumbells, gives a great range of motion, i also like incline flys
, i just started doing dumbell pullovers and so far am really liking it

 

[plouffe]

Bench Press is an extremly overrated movement just for the fact that every uneducated teenager bench presses 3-4 times a week. It's a great movement, and in my opinion a great addition to a chest routine. Military Press is also a great shoulder builder.

 

[KataMaStEr]

Not saying you can???t get gains without flat bench press, but IMO not doing bench is like doing leg extension thinking your gains will be the same as doing squats.

 

[rockcrest]

flat bb bench is a strength test for me. i feel the chest is better developed with some of the other exercises y'all have already listed.

 

[animalmachine]

so, uh, what did this pro in the interview say you should do instead of bench? (...and what pro and what publication is this from?)