What exercises can replace bench press for chest?

[RoadToRecovery]

No, they do use hammer strength quite frequently though especially getting close to competition. The reasoning behind it is to push maximum weight and reduce the risk of injury. However, you cannot rely on this in itself because your stabilizers are not being used to the extent they would be with free weights. The take home message is to do both; overload the muscle with hammer strength and use free weights to hone in on form and technique as they cannot be fully replaced.

Talk about one big contradiction.

[tjax03]

Talk about one big contradiction.

Not really, makes pretty good sense. I know that when I injured my shoulder and could not do heavy presses, a similar strategy worked for me.

[RoadToRecovery]

Not really, makes pretty good sense. I know that when I injured my shoulder and could not do heavy presses, a similar strategy worked for me.

So from him saying stick to hammer strength, to then saying hammer strength and dumbells is not a contradiction? Odd. Did you read his posts before you said it made sense?

And treating and injury and preventing an injury are 2 totally different animals.

[yerrr]

I have a bad shoulder too and I find the db's are easier on it, plus I like db's way better for flat bench atleast.

[tjax03]

So from him saying stick to hammer strength, to then saying hammer strength and dumbells is not a contradiction? Odd. Did you read his posts before you said it made sense?

And treating and injury and preventing an injury are 2 totally different animals.

Yea read it more closely. He says go heavy with hammer strength and then lighter free weights at the end so that you still work your stabilizers.

[RoadToRecovery]

Yea read it more closely. He says go heavy with hammer strength and then lighter free weights at the end so that you still work your stabilizers.

Semantics aside, he said ONLY hammer strength and then hammer strength and dumbells.