{"id":10169,"date":"2022-11-08T20:38:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T20:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/bro-basics-how-to-bench-press\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T20:38:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T20:38:38","slug":"bro-basics-how-to-bench-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/bro-basics-how-to-bench-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Bro Basics: How to Bench Press"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome back to Bro Basics, a series that covers exercises that are popular and can be useful but are often done inadequately and shows the exercises\u2019 broader function and how to perform them correctly.<\/em><\/p>\n Bros do a lot of isolation moves like the exercises we\u2019ve covered in this series so far: the tricep extension, the bicep curl, and the lat pull-down. When they do do one of the major \u201cbig four\u201d lifts, it\u2019s typically the bench press.<\/p>\n The bench press is popular with bodybuilder bros and serious powerlifters alike because it\u2019s an exercise that produces both functional and aesthetic results. Plus, it provides a ready (if not comprehensive) measure of someone\u2019s overall strength. Dudes enjoy asking each other, \u201cHow much ya bench?\u201d<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to bench greater tonnage, you have to know more about this lift than how to rack more plates on the bar; you\u2019ve got to learn how to bench efficiently. We\u2019ll cover that below, as well as much more on this mother of all bro basics.<\/p>\n The bench press primarily works the pectoralis major (chest), anterior deltoids (front of shoulders), and triceps.<\/p>\n The fact that it works those latter muscles allows it to help you develop big guns. As we discussed in our article about tricep extensions, the tricep muscles make up most of your arm girth. If you want big arms, you need to work them out. You work your tricep muscles on the bench press during the lockout portion of the lift.<\/p>\n Besides your chest, shoulders, and triceps, the bench press also works your forearms and lats. It\u2019s a great all-around upper-body exercise.<\/p>\n You get a lot of bang for your buck.<\/strong> As mentioned above, the bench press works several large muscles in your upper body, particularly your chest. So you get a lot of bang for your buck with a single lift. If you want to increase upper-body strength and size, the bench press will help you do that.<\/p>\n Helps give you that masculine v-shaped torso.<\/strong> This is undoubtedly a main reason men bench press. Amongst the physical traits that make men sexually attractive, the v-shaped torso \u2014 large chest, shoulder, and back muscles that taper down to a narrower waist \u2014 arguably reigns supreme. To increase the size of the top part of the v, you need to work your shoulders, chest, and back. The bench press does that.<\/p>\n It\u2019s fun.<\/strong> The bench press is a fun lift. You\u2019re hoisting a lot of weight over your face while lying on a bench. If you don\u2019t perform the lift correctly and safely, you could seriously injure yourself or even die. That element of risk gives the bench press a bit of a manly thrill.<\/p>\nWhat Muscles Does the Bench Press Work?<\/span><\/h2>\n
Why Do the Bench Press?<\/span><\/h2>\n
How to Bench Press<\/span><\/h2>\n
Setting Up Your Equipment\u00a0<\/h2>\n