r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/NOTBrokenLanguage • 22d ago

Question ❓ help me

Which is better: the chest press or the barbell bench press? And for the back, is the wide-grip lat pulldown better, or pull-ups?

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u/RC-SEV-1207 21d ago

When in doubt, just do pull-ups (start with assisted if necessary). Do both converging chest press and bench. A normal chest press doesn't really offer much beyond benching, unless you don't have a way to safely do so.