I’ve been looking for a way to get back to basics, so I decided to swap barbells and dumbbells for a banded resistance bar ...

Research shows your muscles and central nervous system might just need those extra couple of minutes to briefly recover ...

For many, a big bench press is the ultimate gym flex. An impressive PR doesn’t just earn bragging rights, it’s a true test of ...

To paraphrase Kenny Powers, not everybody’s trying to be the best at exercising. You need not worry if you don’t know, or ...

During barbell bench press, you place your body (head, neck, etc.) under a bar loaded with heavy plates. If it slips or falls, you can seriously injure yourself. Best way to avoid injury is to get ...

That said, if you know and very much care, we’ve got some intel that should have you stacking thicker plates on the bar in no time. To find out what it takes to maximise the bench press ...

This is a bench press variation you may not have heard of, because it doesn’t use a regular Olympic barbell, but a swiss bar (also known as a football bar). A swiss bar has ends that look like a ...

And if you’re already performing chest press with dumbbells, you’re more than ready to get under the bar. There are lot of ways to bench. In powerlifting, they use arched backs and flat feet.

The bench press is among the most crowd-pleasing events ... For a rep to count, the bar much touch the player's chest, and their arms must be fully extended and lock out at the top of each rep.