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

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

When it comes to increasing your bench press strength, most lifters focus solely on pressing mechanics—how to push more ...

The bench press is the gold standard of strength and it doesn’t matter whether you’re a weekend warrior or a serious gym bro, (almost) everyone wants to get a bigger bench. At the start this can be ...

Research shows us that muscle growth is driven by mechanical tension. Unlike time under tension—the amount of time a muscle ...

Everyone loves the bench press. Most people start their fitness journey on a bench-press device and find the benefits of a bigger chest, shoulders and arms exactly what they were looking for.

Dumbbell exercises are an accessible and highly effective way for older adults to build strength, improve stability, and ...

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 ...

It's the most important training principle when looking to build strength and muscle. Here's how you can implement it into ...

If one of your fellow gymgoers invites you to work in with him on a few sets of decline presses, politely decline and head toward another bench—any other bench! Puns aside, this bench press variation ...

Bodybuilding veteran Bob Cicherillo explained why the bench press is the worst exercise in the world and offered effective ...