thinking about quitting bench pressing for good

<xyzer RemoveThis @hotmail.com> schreef:

> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.

I stopped doing them many, many years ago.

There are a lot of chest exercises, the bench is just one of them.

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In article <1165465528.018669.247390 RemoveThis @l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com>,
xyzer RemoveThis @hotmail.com wrote:

> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking about
> quitting though.
>
>
> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame and
> I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
>
> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.
>

Bitch tits are breast tissue - bench presses form muscle.

If you get fat you can get the infamous 'man-boobs', but that has
nothing to do with the bench press. I haven't bench-pressed seriously
for almost two years after being a competing powerlifter. I look much
the same - just a little slimmer in the upper body.

--
Keith
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xyzer.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com wrote:
> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking about
> quitting though.
>
>
> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame and
> I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
>
> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.
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xyzer RemoveThis @hotmail.com wrote:
> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking about
> quitting though.
>
>
> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame and
> I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
>
> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.
Try flyes on a flat bench. They will build your chest more than
benches. Nomythfitness.com
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In article <4tqmktF15gq1lU1.RemoveThis@mid.individual.net>,
"Bully" <bully1.RemoveThis@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote:

> Hobbes wrote:
> > In article <1165465528.018669.247390.RemoveThis@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com>,
> > xyzer.RemoveThis@hotmail.com wrote:
> >
> >> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking about
> >> quitting though.
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
> >> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame
> >> and I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
> >>
> >> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
> >> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.
> >>
> >
> > Bitch tits are breast tissue - bench presses form muscle.
> >
> > If you get fat you can get the infamous 'man-boobs', but that has
> > nothing to do with the bench press. I haven't bench-pressed seriously
> > for almost two years after being a competing powerlifter. I look much
> > the same - just a little slimmer in the upper body.
>
> With what did you replace bench?

Nothing really. Or everything. I have a fairly extensive routine.

Right now (and I try a lot of different things) I do three gym weight
workouts per week. I spend about an hour and do jerks, snatches and
cleans and minor variations of each. Prior to a gym workout I jog for
about 10 minutes (to get to the gym) and then I do a dozen or so wind
sprints after the workout.

I do between 2 and 5 home weight workouts per week. Pull-ups, one armed
push press and pistols. I'm working towards one-armed pull-ups, so I
call this my uni-lateral training. This workout is short - 20-25 minutes.

Most mornings I do my big 5 as a wake-up. Between 20 and 100 hindu
squats, hindu push-ups, tables, leg raises and then I do neck bridges
for time. I may do the first four as a tabata interval once and a while.

I also do some specific training for baseball in the winter. Swings and
go throw. I do some dynamic stretches from my karate days most work days
at noon.

Doing all this stuff keeps the general fitness pretty high. I pissed off
the local college kid who challenged me to a bench competition by doing
a shaky 315 lbs for a single.

--
Keith
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xyzer DeleteThis @hotmail.com wrote:
> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking about
> quitting though.
>
>
> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame and
> I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
>
> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.

Why?

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't
matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
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In article <4tqqp4F1441rjU1.TakeThisOut@mid.individual.net>,
"Bully" <bully1.TakeThisOut@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote:

> Hobbes wrote:
> > In article <4tqmktF15gq1lU1.TakeThisOut@mid.individual.net>,
> > "Bully" <bully1.TakeThisOut@proteinbars.co.ok> wrote:
> >
> >> Hobbes wrote:
> >>> In article <1165465528.018669.247390.TakeThisOut@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com>,
> >>> xyzer.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking
> >>>> about quitting though.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
> >>>> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame
> >>>> and I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
> >>>>
> >>>> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
> >>>> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Bitch tits are breast tissue - bench presses form muscle.
> >>>
> >>> If you get fat you can get the infamous 'man-boobs', but that has
> >>> nothing to do with the bench press. I haven't bench-pressed
> >>> seriously for almost two years after being a competing powerlifter.
> >>> I look much the same - just a little slimmer in the upper body.
> >>
> >> With what did you replace bench?
> >
> > Nothing really. Or everything.
>
> Yeah, I'd say it's everything !!!
>
> > I have a fairly extensive routine.
> >
> > Right now (and I try a lot of different things) I do three gym weight
> > workouts per week. I spend about an hour and do jerks, snatches and
> > cleans and minor variations of each. Prior to a gym workout I jog for
> > about 10 minutes (to get to the gym) and then I do a dozen or so wind
> > sprints after the workout.
> >
> > I do between 2 and 5 home weight workouts per week. Pull-ups, one
> > armed push press and pistols. I'm working towards one-armed pull-ups,
> > so I call this my uni-lateral training. This workout is short - 20-25
> > minutes.
> >
> > Most mornings I do my big 5 as a wake-up. Between 20 and 100 hindu
> > squats, hindu push-ups, tables, leg raises and then I do neck bridges
> > for time. I may do the first four as a tabata interval once and a
> > while.
>
> Tables?
>
> >
> > I also do some specific training for baseball in the winter. Swings
> > and go throw. I do some dynamic stretches from my karate days most
> > work days at noon.
> >
> > Doing all this stuff keeps the general fitness pretty high. I pissed
> > off the local college kid who challenged me to a bench competition by
> > doing a shaky 315 lbs for a single.
>
> Great work!!!

My best when I was competing was 405, so it wasn't really all that
great. OTOH - my bench was never up to my squat and deadlift.

--
Keith
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Hobbes wrote:
> In article <1165465528.018669.247390.TakeThisOut@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com>,
> xyzer.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking about
>> quitting though.
>>
>>
>> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
>> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame
>> and I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
>>
>> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
>> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.
>>
>
> Bitch tits are breast tissue - bench presses form muscle.
>
> If you get fat you can get the infamous 'man-boobs', but that has
> nothing to do with the bench press. I haven't bench-pressed seriously
> for almost two years after being a competing powerlifter. I look much
> the same - just a little slimmer in the upper body.

With what did you replace bench?

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Bully
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't
matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
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Hobbes wrote:
> In article <4tqmktF15gq1lU1 RemoveThis @mid.individual.net>,
> "Bully" <bully1 RemoveThis @proteinbars.co.ok> wrote:
>
>> Hobbes wrote:
>>> In article <1165465528.018669.247390 RemoveThis @l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com>,
>>> xyzer RemoveThis @hotmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking
>>>> about quitting though.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
>>>> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame
>>>> and I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
>>>>
>>>> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
>>>> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Bitch tits are breast tissue - bench presses form muscle.
>>>
>>> If you get fat you can get the infamous 'man-boobs', but that has
>>> nothing to do with the bench press. I haven't bench-pressed
>>> seriously for almost two years after being a competing powerlifter.
>>> I look much the same - just a little slimmer in the upper body.
>>
>> With what did you replace bench?
>
> Nothing really. Or everything.

Yeah, I'd say it's everything !!!

> I have a fairly extensive routine.
>
> Right now (and I try a lot of different things) I do three gym weight
> workouts per week. I spend about an hour and do jerks, snatches and
> cleans and minor variations of each. Prior to a gym workout I jog for
> about 10 minutes (to get to the gym) and then I do a dozen or so wind
> sprints after the workout.
>
> I do between 2 and 5 home weight workouts per week. Pull-ups, one
> armed push press and pistols. I'm working towards one-armed pull-ups,
> so I call this my uni-lateral training. This workout is short - 20-25
> minutes.
>
> Most mornings I do my big 5 as a wake-up. Between 20 and 100 hindu
> squats, hindu push-ups, tables, leg raises and then I do neck bridges
> for time. I may do the first four as a tabata interval once and a
> while.

Tables?

>
> I also do some specific training for baseball in the winter. Swings
> and go throw. I do some dynamic stretches from my karate days most
> work days at noon.
>
> Doing all this stuff keeps the general fitness pretty high. I pissed
> off the local college kid who challenged me to a bench competition by
> doing a shaky 315 lbs for a single.

Great work!!!

--
Bully
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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't
matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
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In article <4tqqp4F1441rjU1 DeleteThis @mid.individual.net>,
"Bully" <bully1 DeleteThis @proteinbars.co.ok> wrote:

> Hobbes wrote:
> > In article <4tqmktF15gq1lU1 DeleteThis @mid.individual.net>,
> > "Bully" <bully1 DeleteThis @proteinbars.co.ok> wrote:
> >
> >> Hobbes wrote:
> >>> In article <1165465528.018669.247390 DeleteThis @l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com>,
> >>> xyzer DeleteThis @hotmail.com wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking
> >>>> about quitting though.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
> >>>> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame
> >>>> and I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
> >>>>
> >>>> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
> >>>> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Bitch tits are breast tissue - bench presses form muscle.
> >>>
> >>> If you get fat you can get the infamous 'man-boobs', but that has
> >>> nothing to do with the bench press. I haven't bench-pressed
> >>> seriously for almost two years after being a competing powerlifter.
> >>> I look much the same - just a little slimmer in the upper body.
> >>
> >> With what did you replace bench?
> >
> > Nothing really. Or everything.
>
> Yeah, I'd say it's everything !!!
>
> > I have a fairly extensive routine.
> >
> > Right now (and I try a lot of different things) I do three gym weight
> > workouts per week. I spend about an hour and do jerks, snatches and
> > cleans and minor variations of each. Prior to a gym workout I jog for
> > about 10 minutes (to get to the gym) and then I do a dozen or so wind
> > sprints after the workout.
> >
> > I do between 2 and 5 home weight workouts per week. Pull-ups, one
> > armed push press and pistols. I'm working towards one-armed pull-ups,
> > so I call this my uni-lateral training. This workout is short - 20-25
> > minutes.
> >
> > Most mornings I do my big 5 as a wake-up. Between 20 and 100 hindu
> > squats, hindu push-ups, tables, leg raises and then I do neck bridges
> > for time. I may do the first four as a tabata interval once and a
> > while.
>
> Tables?

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<xyzer DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've been bench pressing for about 3-4 years now. I'm thinking about
> quitting though.
>
>
> I'm curious about those of you who have benches for a few years and
> then quit. My chest has gotten a little bigger in this time frame and
> I don't want to form bitch tits or anything.
>
> Tell me how your body changed please. I still plan to do squats,
> deadlifts, and power cleans, but that's about it.

Not everyone's body is suited to bench pressing. I know one guy who was 6
feet tall, long arms, and skinny (chest was not thick front-to-back), and
getting a bench press to touch on his chest was just a shoulder injury
waiting to happen - much longer range of motion than most people. So he
gave it up. You've got plenty of alternatives if that's your situation,
e.g., press from the floor, press in the power rack with the pins set to
limit the range of motion to something that's healthy for you, or just find
another exercise that suits you better. Work on your one-armed pushup.

I've got a bad back - I've learned to deadlift and squat, but the arch for a
competition bench press just kills me - I often literally can't get up off
the bench afterward except by rolling to the side it does such a number on
my back. So I just don't bench and that's that.

Just my opinion.

-S-
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"Hobbes" <khobman800.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com>

> I do between 2 and 5 home weight workouts per week. Pull-ups, one armed
> push press and pistols. I'm working towards one-armed pull-ups, so I
> call this my uni-lateral training.

With all due respect, Keith - you will never achieve a true one-armed
pullup.
Never, I say. Mark my words.
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"Hobbes" <khobman800 DeleteThis @yahoo.com>

> I do between 2 and 5 home weight workouts per week. Pull-ups, one armed
> push press and pistols. I'm working towards one-armed pull-ups, so I
> call this my uni-lateral training.

With all due respect, Keith - you will never achieve a true one-armed
pullup.
Never, I say. Mark my words.
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