Technique
- Lie on a bench and grasp the barbell with hands about shoulder-width apart.
- Lower the bar to your lower chest while keeping your elbows in.
- Press the bar back up.
Form tips
- Keep your elbows tucked close to your torso.
Logging: Total weight used.
Muscles
Strength
Primary
- Shoulders
- Chest
Secondary
- Biceps
- Serratus anterior
- Triceps
- Forearms
Individual muscles
Individual muscles
- Anterior deltoid
- Pectoralis major (clavicular head)
- Pectoralis major (sternal head)
- Serratus anterior
- Triceps brachii (long head)
- Triceps brachii (medial head)
- Triceps brachii (lateral head)
Equipment
Appears in
Other disciplines
Joint movements
trains stretches
Variations
Barbell bench press
Beginner - Elite
Dumbbell bench press
Beginner
Floor barbell press
Beginner
Kettlebell bench press
Beginner
Floor dumbbell press
Beginner
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