the introduction of better bench shirts has definetly made the chest look less impressive, but all you have to do is take a look back at alot of the oldskool lifters or raw benchers and the thickness cannot be denied.
Benching properly is one of the best mass building tools you can have in your arsenal, as it has less stress on the gleno-humeral joint, which means less shoulder pain and more time benching. The technique lends itself to the lifting of heavier weights, which means greater loading of muscle fibers. but also the incorporation of much more muscle mass ie; the greater tricep and lat recruitment, the more muscle mass involved, more growth hormone and testosterone release. this is the squat of the upperbody...
Now i hate when people say "but powerlifters are fat" yes some are, but that is only diet related and there are a lot that are not..
Kirk Karwoski definetly NOT FAT!! so benching properly does not make you fat, just strong as an Ox... save your shoulders and put on some mass!!
Heres a video on the Bench Press by Dave Tate of elitefts (if you don't know who he is google him). this is like a 6 or 7 part series. much more in depth so im not gonna post everyone but you can go on Youtube and watch the rest.....
