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THE BENCH PRESS is one of the all-time great strength training exercises. For most guys, bench pressing means one thing: getting underneath a barbell loaded with as many plates as possible and eking ...

ASK ANY JACKED guy about the most common question they're posed in the gym, and you'll probably get a common response: Everyone wants to know how much weight they can bench (typically inquired with a ...

The bench press is a strength training exercise for your upper body. To do it, you'll need free weights or a barbell with weight plates. Although it looks like a simple move, you'll need to learn ...

For men, mastering bench press means mastering how to build muscle on your upper body. In this article, we'll discuss the basics of how to bench press correctly, what muscles bench press works and ...

Woodland-inspired furniture is all the rage in the hippest of households, so what better way to one-up all your fashionablefriends than by building an awesome log bench with your own bare hands?

The bench press is among the most popular exercises for the chest and triceps. Many variations in grip exist for the bench press, with different variations emphasizing slightly different muscles ...

A slight progression on the normal (flat-bench) chest press, some consider its cousin, the incline bench press to be just a little tougher. Rather than working your entire pectorals evenly, the ...