Marvin Eder Bench Press vs Parallel Bar Dip

At 515 pounds, the Marvin Eder bench press is impressive, but his dip figures are staggering! Two questions:


  1. How did Marvin Eder dip 434 pounds? and

  2. Should I ditch the bench press in favor of the dip? I suppose what I'm asking is, which exercise is better?

~ Pete

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