The bench press often feels like a weak exercise for women. A trainer reveals 4 tips to increase your bench press strength, plus build muscle and strength.

My name is Cori Ritchey, and I am an exercise physiology nerd turned fitness journalist, and the fitness editor at Women’s Health. When I’m not writing, editing, and researching fitness, I’m teaching ...

Why it matters: The bench press is a gold-standard upper-body lift that works your chest, shoulders, triceps, and stabilizers, making it a staple for strength and muscle growth. Form is everything: ...

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THE BARBELL BENCH press is a cornerstone of strength training. It’s a move almost everyone includes in their program, since few lifts can match its sheer muscle-building capacity. You’ll move more ...

There's a pretty direct correlation between what I'm currently interested in in my own game, and what I end up asking pros about. Right now, it's bench pressing—and strength training in general. Which ...

Of all the football players from Alabama’s high schools and colleges who’ve tried to reach the pros, which one did the most repetitions in the bench press at the annual NFL Scouting Combine? A new ...

The decline bench press is a powerful chest exercise that primarily targets the lower portion of the pectoral muscles while also engaging the triceps and shoulders. By pressing on a decline angle, ...

Marine Cpl. Lisbeth Mejia-Martinez, an inventory management specialist with 2nd Combat Readiness Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, executes a bench press as part of a 12-week fitness program ...

Many are guilty to making this common pushup mistake. Here’s a simple way to fix it and make your pushups more efficient. Most people perform pushups incorrectly, often ignoring proper form and ...

A dumbbell bench press is an upper-body exercise that builds strength in your chest and arms, and stability in your shoulders. Dumbbells can challenge your shoulder stability even more than a barbell, ...