Well, yea: steroids. Of course, using steroids will almost certainly harm your body, perhaps even your mind. So why mention them? To make a point. The mindset of "getting as big/strong as possible, as fast as possible" is usually the wrong one, for many reasons. First of all, even doing it naturally, bulking up quickly always causes athletic ability to suffer. Being a martial arts forum, I assume you do martial arts. Therefor so called "athletic" performance ought to be more important a priority. Also, the benchpress... It is by no means the most, or one of the most, important things for a martial artist. First, it wears down the rotator cuff when done with a barbell. Second, many people believe it helps punching power the most, but that is a myth. A punch, when properly thrown, is powered mostly by the legs. Then the core. Then the shoulders, and chest. Military presses would be more advantageous. Anyway, my point here is not to insult you, but to point out a flaw I believe I see in your thinking. And, maybe, for others who have the same flaws in thinking.
