Replacing benchpress with close grip?

Would this be a good idea? I like close grip benchpress much more than regular benchpress, and it seems like it would benefit you more as an exercise in general. I don't really care for "huge pecs" I just want functional strength, so how important is regular benchpress for that? Right now I'm doing a routine that starts with regular bench and has close grip as assistance work, and its good, but I find that I cant go 100% on close grip from my regular bench. Maybe I'm just being a wussy and need to step up and do both anyways.

What do you think?

 

its easier on the shoulders in the long run

 

Really? I guess I can kinda see how close grip is harder on the shoulders, then again I'm a pretty resilient guy. So other than that it wouldn't be bad or anything right?

 

this is interesting

 

What are you calling close grip?

 

Like shoulder width apart is how I do em.

 

Do OHP and dips as your main pressing exercises. If you're having trouble locking out, do close grip.

 

if ur doing them shoulder width u shouldnt have a problem

 

I already do pushpress and dips as assistance, I'm just worried about benchpress.

 

dumbell bench?

 

Source?

A/S/L?

WTF?

 

13/f/NJ?

 

jailbait/ambiguous/in your pants

 

20/m/so cal

 

Sound hot. Wanna cyber?

 

Close grip benching is what caused the untimely death of the HIT jedi.

 

Oh yeah, aight. Aight, I put on my robe and wizard hat.

 

I meditate to regain my mana, before casting Lvl. 8 Cock of the Infinite.

 

*walks into thread and looks around*


*promptly turns around and walks out*

 

Ya this was my reaction also. I was going to say something about how the close grip isn't a good replacement as it uses almost all triceps and isn't really good for functional strength, but after the "Lvl. 8 Cock of the Infinite" comment.......that was just golden.