Benchpress Variance
We guys love the bench press. It’s a simple exercise that’s easy to work till failure on, with an extra dash of danger/embarrassment if you can’t push out that last rep. One thing I’ve noticed is how wildly different everyone’s capacity for work with chest movements is. I think the muscles of the chest are easy to conceal and don’t scale in size regarding strength in a linear way. I’ve seen guys push out some impressive weight who had unremarkable chests - always makes me a little unsure of myself, like I’m not *really* training hard. But I am happy with what I have so far, since I came from so very little. I was never a big kid, and at my thinnest the muscles of my chest were probably just millimeters thick. Now at least you can tell I have pectorals. 
August 5, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Good observation Mitch. Bench pressing and size of pecs can be an illusion. Some don’t know how to push with their chest, and end up using their triceps instead. Those may very well be the ones you saw who can push, but have small chests. If you see pec development on you, then you’re doin in right. Keep up the good work!!