The almighty bench press is a lift that will forever reign supreme. It's an essential component of most strength training regimens for good reason. The bench press earned its acclaim as a potent ...

The bench press is one of the greatest strength training exercises of all time; it doesn’t matter whether you’re a powerlifter, hybrid athlete, weightlifter, or a casual gym-goer, it’s an ...

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Powerlifter and Commonwealth Bench Championships gold medal winner Dan Magee explains how to bench double your bodyweight ...

It’s an effective compound (multiple muscles) exercise that involves lying on a bench as you press a weight up using a barbell, free weights, or the best adjustable dumbbells. There are a few ...

For decades, the bench press — which has you lay on your back, lower a barbell to your chest, and press it up — has been considered a true test of upper body strength. It's also a fantastic ...

“Most people prefer to end their session with isolation exercises, like bicep curls, which don’t require as much energy ...

That's because when it comes to building upper-body strength there are few moves that do it as effectively, as simply or as tried-and-testedly as the barbell bench press. Given its versatility and ...

Tiffany Chapon locked out a 101.5-kg (223.7-lb) bench press to set a new IPF World Record at the 2025 Sheffield Powerlifting ...

It has been helping lifters build strength in some of the heaviest movements in the gym—the squat, deadlift, bench press, and overhead press—for years. The program incorporates lifting heavy ...

One woman trying to prove that is Karenjeet Bains, a Team GB powerlifter and an ambassador for Brawn, a community app for strength athletes. She specialises in bench press, most recently placing ...