The barbell bench press is one of the most classic compound exercises because it works three of the most important muscle groups in your upper body: the chest, shoulders, and triceps. As a staple in ...

Whether your gym is uber luxe or stripped back to basics, there's one thing we can guarantee: somewhere there will be a bench with a barbell. That's because when it comes to building upper-body ...

THE SMARTEST LIFTERS understand that they need multiple approaches to reach their goals. They can't just perform rep after rep of bench press, for example, and expect that they'll grow the biggest, ...

ON CHEST DAY, lots of guys work with the sole aim of piling as much weight as possible onto a barbell in order to bench press. The strength training staple is one of the premier exercises that will ...

The smartest lifters understand that they need multiple approaches to reach their goals. They can't just perform rep after rep of bench press, for example, and expect that they'll grow the biggest, ...

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 ...

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE TERRIFYINGLY REAL STRAIN IN MY ARMS and shoulders, I'd swear I was having a nightmare. But there's 225 pounds poised precariously above my neck, threatening to crush my throat at ...

Talk to a lifter with shoulder discomfort and he’ll likely blame the barbell bench press. But the staple move doesn’t have to cause pain, says Eric Cressey, C.S.C.S., of Cressey Sports Performance.

Interest in bodybuilding has skyrocketed since the pandemic began. Searches for "bodybuilding" or "weightlifting" apps have grown by over 190% year over year, according to Google Trends data. Among ...