It sucks, just do dumbell press instead, if you aren't a powerlifter there is literally zero reason to do flat bench
>>74230547Yeah, just quit the gym, pussy
been lifting for 2 years and my form is still fucking awful. i just cant get the bar path right
>>74230559Mirin your t-rex arms
>>74230547Not OP but I want to ask, should I even do bench if I can't do more than ~15 push ups? I find that I get much better chest activation doing those and I'm still not at the point where it's just cardio.
>>74230609Probably not worth it yet; you're still conditioning your body to deal with the very basics. When you can do 3 sets of 20 push-ups I'd start thinking about dumbbell bench.
>>74230547Why?
>>74230658Arms too long, can't get the technique right, all the benches at my gym are fucked up.
Should I go for 225x1 bros? I've never gone for bench 1rm, how do I do it safely (with spotter)
>>74230717>step 1: ensure that your spotter can actually assist the weight up and isnt a complete troglodyte>step 2: set up the same way you usually do>step 3: bench the weight
>>74230717No safeties, the fear of failing and dying makes it easier
>>74230734Okay but like do I warm up with like a few reps of 1pl8 and like gradually increase by 20 or what. I understand I'm probably being an autistic bitch here anon but please
>>74230743What if I get decapitated, will you give me head
>>74230750ahhh my bad, i forgot about warmups. i just use the strengthlog calculator
>>74230708
>>74230717>Thinks that your 12RM has any significant correlation to your 1RMJfc, switch to doing 5x5, control the weight, and learn how to do a roll of shame.
>>74232629I don't like that idea, why would I do that?
For me it's incline bench.
