[Travesty]

I did bench and incline bench for years.

Don't know it is because I have very long arms or what but it was always unnatural for me. Progress was hard and even at a young age my elbows and shoulders felt like they took a beating.

I have gained much more from weighted dips in overall thickness in my entire upper body.

Dips are the squat of the upper body, they aren't glamorized like bench but it builds much more muscle from all the balance and core necessary.

I dip 5x5 with 50lbs now chained to me (I weigh 205lbs).

Watch a video of guys dipping with over 100lbs they are absolute beasts.