The bench press has been around as long as people have tried to make themselves stronger by lifting stuff. Along with the squat and dead lift, the bench press is one of the primary pillars upon which ...

1. Lay flat on your back on the floor, with your feet 1.5 shoulder widths apart, grip a straight bar, overhand shoulder width apart and hold the bar straight up above your chest. 2. Bench your elbows ...

GUYS TEND TO think of training their chest as zero-sum game. The broad consensus is that you need to bench press—more specifically, to barbell bench press—as much weight as possible, and let the gains ...

You may not have heard of him, but George Hackenschmidt is considered as the pioneer of bodybuilding. But aside from his weightlifting efforts, Hackenschmidt was the first recognised World Heavyweight ...

The barbell bench press is widely viewed as one of the gold-standard exercises of fitness. It’s the only strength exercise that football players test at the yearly NFL Scouting Combine. And it’s the ...

A trainer breaks down common mistakes people make when doing the barbell deadlift, squat, and press, and how to fix them.

Personal trainer Ben Barker does the Barbell Press With Deadbug at Little Rock Athletic Club. … Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/CELIA STOREY For many years, I associated the field of physical therapy ...