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Incline versus flat bench press…Mean Man of
Steele…Pro-Carb for size…Not recovering? EAT!
Hello Victor,
I got into a heated argument with
a pretty good bodybuilder the
other day – he was telling me that
bench pressing “sucked” for chest
development and that incline barbell
press and most particularly
the incline dumbbell bench press
was “way superior.” I had to walk
away because it was getting a little
heated and he wasn’t about to
listen to any counterargument I
came up with. I have periodically
heard this claim over the years and
know certain bodybuilders in fact
have championed inclines over flat
benches. What is your take on the
flat bench versus the incline bench
press controversy?
Ike, Pennsylvania
There is an old saying that goes, “a
man convinced against his will is
of the same opinion still.” This fits
your feisty and combative buddy to
a tee. Luckily it’s just about weight
Marvelous Marvin
was the first man
in history under
200 pounds in
bodyweight to
bench press
500 pounds.
training: his type made great secret
police back when the old USSR
was still up and running. Currently
his type of fanatic runs Iran. There
is no reasoning with zealots. Truth
is most bodybuilders get maximum
pectoral development from
flat benching. Others swear by the
incline dumbbell press. I am a flat
bench press man myself. I have
never seen a man with a 450 pound
flat bench press that had lousy pectoral
development. The flat bench
press was first popularized in the
mid-fifties by a bodybuilding monster
called Marvin Eder. Marvelous
Marvin was the first man in history
under 200 pounds in bodyweight to
bench press 500 pounds. His pecs
when flexed were four inches deep.
Mike Mentzer was a big proponent
of the incline and frankly Mike’s
chest development couldn’t hold a
candle to the pec development of
Arnold and Franco and Robbie and
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