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Originally Posted by 69BirdX
yea then it would but if you lift healthy then youll be able to lift more in the long run and keep the strength. When you lift more weight the rep and without correct form you can stunt muscle growth. I read that all in a book arnold wrote and how much he regrets the way he lifted in his younger days
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If you are talking about the
Encyclopedia, it's a great book but some of the information is dated. If you are trying for big numbers you are not going to get there without doing a competition-style bench press.
As far as lifting healthy, when you work with heavier weight all of the time your shoulders will take a hell of a beating, and in my experience they get overworked the most when I am flat benching or inclining. If you are not trying for numbers, do not bother working heavy a lot as it does take its toll. If you are trying for a numbers goal, you can supplement correctly and with a good recovery plan you can minimize the damage you do. But again, guys like this are a different breed.