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Do you dream of developing a powerful, round chest? Then bench press is your ideal workout. Here are some chest exercises that will help you improve your ability to do bench press and increase the weight you can lift as you chase your fitness goals.

Half-Kneeling Overhead Press

Bench press is about more than flinging a heavy barbell into the air. In order to perform this exercise correctly and get the full benefit, you’ll need balance and control. A half-kneeling overhead press can help you improve your core stability while strengthening your shoulders, thereby helping you overcome shoulder strains that impair your ability to do bench press.

Floor Press

Lie down flat on the floor and proceed to do a traditional chest press with dumbbells. In addition to keeping your shoulders safe, this variation of chest press helps to condition your chest and triceps, improving your ability to perform the “lockout” segment of your bench press.

Chest-Supported Incline Row

The pulling motion of this exercise helps to condition your back while strengthening your posterior chain. While you may not realize it, your lats play a major role in stabilizing your body during bench press. The moment you don’t have a solid posterior chain, you can cause excessive stress on your chest as you lift the barbell into the air during bench press.

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The Importance of the Bench Press https://yourdailysportfix.com/the-importance-of-the-bench-press/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 06:12:36 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=5453 With sports science being on the rise, we are learning more about how we can develop our bodies and improve overall health. But sometimes, it’s important to go back to the basics and keep in mind that there’s a reason some of the most popular exercises have been along for so long. One fine example […]

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With sports science being on the rise, we are learning more about how we can develop our bodies and improve overall health. But sometimes, it’s important to go back to the basics and keep in mind that there’s a reason some of the most popular exercises have been along for so long.

One fine example of those is the bench press. It’s one of the first you encounter when you begin weightlifting and the first one that should be mastered. The bench press is performed by laying on a bench and lifting a barbell with both hands, starting with the barbell almost on one’s chest, then pressing it upwards until your arms are fully extended. 

 

This exercise offers great diversity and has a few great variations like the inclined, the declined, and the flat bench press. It’s also one of the most engaging moves out there since it mobilizes a great number of muscle groups. Primarily it exercises the pectorals (the chest), but it also affects the latissimus dorsi (back), the triceps, and the anterior deltoids, which makes it a fundamental exercise for developing a strong upper body.  

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Do you dream of developing a powerful, round chest? Then bench press is your ideal workout. Here are some chest exercises that will help you improve your ability to do bench press and increase the weight you can lift as you chase your fitness goals.

Half-Kneeling Overhead Press

Bench press is about more than flinging a heavy barbell into the air. In order to perform this exercise correctly and get the full benefit, you’ll need balance and control. A half-kneeling overhead press can help you improve your core stability while strengthening your shoulders, thereby helping you overcome shoulder strains that impair your ability to do bench press.

Floor Press

Lie down flat on the floor and proceed to do a traditional chest press with dumbbells. In addition to keeping your shoulders safe, this variation of chest press helps to condition your chest and triceps, improving your ability to perform the “lockout” segment of your bench press.

Chest-Supported Incline Row

The pulling motion of this exercise helps to condition your back while strengthening your posterior chain. While you may not realize it, your lats play a major role in stabilizing your body during bench press. The moment you don’t have a solid posterior chain, you can cause excessive stress on your chest as you lift the barbell into the air during bench press.

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The Importance of the Bench Press https://yourdailysportfix.com/the-importance-of-the-bench-press/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 06:12:36 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=5453 With sports science being on the rise, we are learning more about how we can develop our bodies and improve overall health. But sometimes, it’s important to go back to the basics and keep in mind that there’s a reason some of the most popular exercises have been along for so long. One fine example […]

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With sports science being on the rise, we are learning more about how we can develop our bodies and improve overall health. But sometimes, it’s important to go back to the basics and keep in mind that there’s a reason some of the most popular exercises have been along for so long.

One fine example of those is the bench press. It’s one of the first you encounter when you begin weightlifting and the first one that should be mastered. The bench press is performed by laying on a bench and lifting a barbell with both hands, starting with the barbell almost on one’s chest, then pressing it upwards until your arms are fully extended. 

 

This exercise offers great diversity and has a few great variations like the inclined, the declined, and the flat bench press. It’s also one of the most engaging moves out there since it mobilizes a great number of muscle groups. Primarily it exercises the pectorals (the chest), but it also affects the latissimus dorsi (back), the triceps, and the anterior deltoids, which makes it a fundamental exercise for developing a strong upper body.  

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