The barbell bench press is a great compound movement for your chest, shoulder, and tricep muscles. And yes, women do need to strengthen their chest muscles as well! It also helps improve core strength ...

THERE'S NO EXERCISE guys love more to anchor their chest day workouts than the classic barbell bench press. It has most of the characteristics a good chest exercise needs: you'll place a ton of ...

The bench press is the ultimate litmus test of upper-body power. If you want to move serious weight and see your one-rep max ...

It's par for the course that when it comes to lifting we should start with dumbbells before moving on to barbells. However, we don't like to hamper the full capabilities of our readers, and believe ...

When I first started lifting, I was obsessed with building a physique that looked powerful from every angle. And if there's one thing I learned from watching Arnold Schwarzenegger dominate the stage ...

Take your time and be patient with yourself before trying out the barbell. Approach it as if it were a curious cat.(Unsplash/Anastase Maragos) The barbell – and by this I mean the proper one, not the ...

Grasp a barbell with an overhand grip that's just wider than shoulder-width, and hold it above your sternum with arms completely straight (A). Lower the bar straight down (B). Pause, then press the ...