Sit on the bench with your dumbbells resting on your upper legs.

The bench press is a strength training exercise for your upper body. To do it, you'll need free weights or a barbell with weight plates. Although it looks like a simple move, you'll need to learn ...

Think you know everything about bench press? Think again. This one simple tweak, the paused bench press, is the secret weapon ...

A coach-approved warmup you’ve probably never tried could change how your bench press feels. Here’s how one quick movement fires up every muscle you need for a stronger press.

Powerlifting coach Nick Benerakis credits this exercise for boosting his bench from 605 to 675 pounds.

The bench press exercise primarily involves the chest and shoulder muscles. Since the neck connects to these major muscle groups, it shares some of the load. Occasionally, this means sharing the pain ...

The bench press, star of chest day, has long stood as the de facto measure for a lifter’s strength. There are, of course, more holistic ways to measure physical strength—and if your goal is simply to ...

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