u/AffectionateBook1

1. If a lifter competes using a close grip bench, incorporating isolation triceps work into their bench routine becomes more rather than less important, because the triceps are more likely to be a limiting factor in the lift and therefore need more stimulation to develop at a pace that will facilitate continued gainz on the bench.

2. If a lifter competes using a wide grip bench, incorporating isolation triceps work into their bench routine becomes more rather than less important, because the triceps work obtained by executing the competition lift does not stimulate the triceps to the same degree, which leads to a greater likelihood that the triceps may become a weak link in the lift.

Many are saying that this question gets at one of the foundational philosophical positions that define a coaches approach towards strength training, and teases out their defining object-level beliefs about how the process of getting stronger works. What do you all think? Which statement is closer to the truth-- one or two?