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Anonymous
I've been hearing from people lately that benchpress is not all that great for your chest and weight chestdips do the samething but better. What does /fit/ say?
>> sasuke
NO!
>> Anonymous
>benchpress is not all that great for your chest

GTFO FAGGOT
>> Anonymous
They're both good
>> Anonymous
>>297134

Do both.

Weighted chest dips ( I do them once a week myself) = upper pecs

Old school bench = covers more pectoral muscle

It's NOT a replacement for a good ol' bench press, if that's what you're asking.
>> Anonymous
bench da bess, but if you dont have a spot be safe and do dumbbell bench so you can drop those mofukkas
>> Anonymous
Bench press is great. So are dips. I'd say bench press works your shoulders more as accessory muscles, whereas dips recruit your arms more, but they're both top-notch pec exercises.
>> w/ CSCS + BS in exerc phys
both work the horizontal push function of the upper torso.

'functionally speaking' (i hate the phrase, its quite loaded)
dips are superior due to fuller ROM of the scapula and serratus anterior activation. healthier too. the whole laying on a bench vs stabilizing your whole body arguement comes into play.

ring dips are the far end of the spectrum on one side, 4 or 5 board presses/floor presses would be on the other end.

but

this isnt an island, and you dont just have '1 or the other forever' do as was said above (probably, i didnt read)

do both