Barbell Pause Bench Press
Expert Advice
Keep your feet planted firmly on the ground and drive through them to help stabilize your body during the press.
How-to-do Steps
- Lie back on a flat bench with a barbell in the rack above you.
- Grip the barbell slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and unrack it, bringing it above your chest with arms fully extended.
- Lower the barbell to your mid-chest and pause for a count of two.
- Press the barbell back up to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Details
Primary
Chest60%
Secondary
Shoulders20%
Triceps20%
Equipment
Barbell
Exercise Type
Strength
