Barbell Bench Press
Expert Advice
Keep your feet planted on the floor and drive through your heels to help stabilize your body and increase power.
How-to-do Steps
- Lie back on a flat bench with your feet flat on the ground.
- Grip the barbell with hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Unrack the barbell and hold it straight over your chest with arms fully extended.
- Inhale and lower the bar slowly until it touches the middle of your chest.
- Exhale and push the bar back to the starting position by extending your arms.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Details
Primary
Chest60%
Secondary
Shoulders20%
Triceps20%
Equipment
Barbell
Exercise Type
Strength
