Avoiding the bench press

[b_s1]

Hi coach Rippetoe,
I can imagine this is not the first time someone asked this but i couldn't find anything using the serch line.
I haven't been bench pressing for some time due to some incredible strech marks I would rather avoid making any larger and wanted to ask if there is a way to replace it for me to start using the SS program? Parallel bar dips cause the same issue by the way.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Stretch marks are battle scars, son. You should just stop training.

[DirtyRed]

How does the bench press give you stretch marks?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Massive growth in the Pecz.

[Karl Schudt]

He could probably cover it up with makeup.

[Mark Rippetoe]

He's tried that.

[Nick Klemetson]

I'd happily embrace stretch marks if only by bench would improve.

[elVarouza]

Stretch marks are the shit, they let you know you're growing fast. Do you not want to grow fast?

[quikky]

Wear a sports bra.

[quewviix]

This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I have ever heard. who complains about growing muscle so fast that you get stretch marks?