Bench felt in biceps

[Bbinck1]

Is it weird to feel flat bench press in bicep? I feel like I did a bunch of curls every time I do a heavy 5 rep set.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Pretty weird.

[Giri Kotte]

Is it weird to feel flat bench press in bicep? I feel like I did a bunch of curls every time I do a heavy 5 rep set.

Biceps do stabilize the movement but if you use a rather wide grip, you might feel that more so than if you used a more neutral or narrow grip.

[adauria]

How many heavy plates are you lifting off the floor to load the bar? If you're starting with weak(ish) biceps, maybe the way you're loading plates is enough of a "curl" to be hitting the biceps?

-Andrew