Barbell Bench Press
Compound exercise · horizontal push
How to do it
- Lie firmly on the flat bench, squeeze your shoulder blades together, and plant your feet solidly.
- Lower the bar under control toward your mid chest.
- Press it back up without losing your shoulder position or foot pressure.
Muscles involved
- chest
- 100
- triceps
- 50
- shoulders
- 50
- forearms
- 20
- abdominals
- 20
- obliques
- 20
At a glance
- Type
- Compound exercise
- Movement pattern
- horizontal push
- Equipment
- flat bench, barbell
- Variations
- both arms
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