Flat Barbell Bench Press Is It Mostly Just Ego?

[Invycktus]

The bench press is still an effective exercise for developing the chest, anterior deltas and triceps. Is it right for everyone? Not those with shoulder issues, no.

With my shoulder issues , i prefer to use the Smith machine, and it works well, much to the chagrin of my gym broscience PhDs

 

[tigerdb2]

With my shoulder issues , i prefer to use the Smith machine, and it works well, much to the chagrin of my gym broscience PhDs

Ah man. I feel like I was just trapped into advocating the smith machine! What kind of shoulder issues are you dealing with because I can't say I am a proponent of the unnatural movement patterns that the smith machine forces

 

[asooneyeonig]

With my shoulder issues , i prefer to use the Smith machine, and it works well, much to the chagrin of my gym broscience PhDs

using the smith machine and thinking its better is broscience. even thinking that shows you have a lot of education you need to get things right.


you can argue all you want, but you are not arguing against me. you will be arguing against facs. and to define fact:
1. something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact.
2. something known to exist or to have happened: Space travel is now a fact.

3. a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true:

 

[Invycktus]

Ah man. I feel like I was just trapped into advocating the smith machine! What kind of shoulder issues are you dealing with because I can't say I am a proponent of the unnatural movement patterns that the smith machine forces

It was a joke pal!

 

[Invycktus]

using the smith machine and thinking its better is broscience. even thinking that shows you have a lot of education you need to get things right.


you can argue all you want, but you are not arguing against me. you will be arguing against facs. and to define fact:
1. something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact.
2. something known to exist or to have happened: Space travel is now a fact.

3. a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true:

Lighten up man! It was a joke!

 

[Invycktus]

If you must really know my .02, I am not a fan of the Flat BB press, i prefer the DB to it, gives me much better results.

Also some folks like my brother in law, have shoulder issues which kind of makes it difficult for them to lift the BB in the first place, so they may choose a different option.

I am not an advocate of either, rather indifferent, but dissing one for piping up the other, is borderline broscience because it assumes one size fits all. You can never with all your degrees and education etc predict what sort of shoulder issues anyone who uses DB or Smith or BB actually has. Its about knowing what works for you.

Overall I am aware that BB is better, and Smith works better for isolation work (iirc Coop said this)

 

[gravitygames]

the best way to get better at the flat bench is to do flat bench.

 

[Fizzeek]

Just do the exercise correctly and there won't be shoulder injury.

For the most part; yeah. Some people though due to joint dysfunction, connective tissue disorders or other congenital issues with their anatomy are predisposed to injury there and don't know it until they've tried something hard enough.