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<blockquote data-quote="Richard Turpin" data-source="post: 1150776" data-attributes="member: 13794">Some great advice in this thread.&nbsp; Like many, I have a love/hate relationship with the Bench.&nbsp; One of the first exercises I ever did, the first that I could handle a decent amount of weight with, and the one I increased faster and easier than others.But, and even though I've had no shoulder pain from benching, I still have my doubts over it.&nbsp; Mainly due to the type of body it creates; I definitely feel blocky and pec-heavy after I've focused too much on it.&nbsp; To the point that I actually feel and maybe even look 'fat' in a top.&nbsp;&nbsp; On occasions, I've dropped the bench for months and just used push-ups and running and ironically found that people have commented on my pecs more than when I was benching away like a maniac!&nbsp; Dips are good, but I feel they are similar to the Bench in that they grow the lower pec too much.&nbsp; I'm experimenting now with incline benches and push-ups in my routine.&nbsp; Trouble is, I find that inclines do give me shoulder pain!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Richard Turpin, post: 1150776, member: 13794"] Some great advice in this thread. Like many, I have a love/hate relationship with the Bench. One of the first exercises I ever did, the first that I could handle a decent amount of weight with, and the one I increased faster and easier than others. But, and even though I've had no shoulder pain from benching, I still have my doubts over it. Mainly due to the type of body it creates; I definitely feel blocky and pec-heavy after I've focused too much on it. To the point that I actually feel and maybe even look 'fat' in a top. On occasions, I've dropped the bench for months and just used push-ups and running and ironically found that people have commented on my pecs more than when I was benching away like a maniac! Dips are good, but I feel they are similar to the Bench in that they grow the lower pec too much. I'm experimenting now with incline benches and push-ups in my routine. Trouble is, I find that inclines do give me shoulder pain! [/QUOTE]

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