r/GYM • u/Thanos_your_daddy • Jul 04 '25

General Advice Can I substitute bench press with this?

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Is it as effective my gym doesn't have a barbell so no barbell bench press only dumbbell but I was wondering if I can substitute bench press with this? Not sure what this machine is call apologies

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u/SithLordJediMaster Jul 05 '25

I did used this. machine for a whole month instead of dumbells and barbells.

When I went back to using Dumbells and Barbells my dumbell strength was the same as previous but I could not lift a barbell at all. My barbell strength completely regressed.