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In Honor of our 3rd birthday this month, we are doing a week of throwbacks. Hope you enjoy! 
Here are a couple of Poudre athletes from 2016. @soups8 and @joseph_erickson_ helped us with our photo shoot for our website. Thanks again guys! 
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 oneβs chest, then pressing it upwards until your arms are fully extended.Β
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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 theΒ latissimusΒ dorsiΒ (back), the triceps, and the anterior deltoids, which makes it a fundamental exercise for developing a strong upper body.Β Β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββ BIG NUMBERS ON BENCH PRESS TODAY!!
On the last exercise start at the highest weight you can achieve 10 reps with and then decrease the weight by 10 and complete another 10 reps. Do this twice to complete 1 set and youβll surely feel the burn and pain like I did
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