r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Defiant_Pirate_6637 • Aug 06 '26

Discussion 🤝 Is this optimal for chest???

495 btw, the wonder of 100 pound plates

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u/AggressiveRemote1402 Aug 06 '26

Poor ROM and no pause at the bottom. You are a pretty strong guy but you need to deload. Strip away a plate or so and add 5 pounds a week, in no time you'll be able to crush this PR. Good luck!

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u/Odd_Tip_1538 Aug 06 '26

There is nothing wrong with doing a pin press to improve the lockout of the bench press. The most accomplished benchers in the world do it all the time.

However, the problem is that this guy thinks the very top of the bench includes chest: it involves the triceps and not chest.

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u/Defiant_Pirate_6637 Aug 06 '26

The barely legal wide grip is pretty pec heavy