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The bench press or chest press is a weight training exercise where a person presses a weight upwards while lying horizontally on a weight training bench. The bench press is a compound movement , with the primary muscles involved being the pectoralis major , the anterior deltoids , and the triceps brachii .
Equipment: dumbbells, barbell, Smith machine or bench press machine. Major variants: incline ~ (more emphasis on the upper pectorals), decline ~ (more emphasis on the lower pectorals), narrow grip ~ (more emphasis on the triceps), push-up (face down using the body weight), neck press (with the bar over the neck, to isolate the pectorals ...
1. Hip Thrust. Position a bench behind you and use the Smith machine to load up on glute-focused hip thrusts. The fixed barbell keeps the motion stable, allowing you to concentrate on performing ...
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Common superset configurations are two exercises for the same muscle group, agonist-antagonist muscles, or alternating upper and lower body muscle groups. [29] Exercises for the same muscle group (flat bench press followed by the incline bench press) result in a significantly lower training volume than a traditional exercise format with rests. [30]
Lunge. Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Hold a dumbbell in each hand and let your arms hang down at your sides. Step the right foot back into a lunge position. Brace your core and lower down ...
A bodybuilder performs the incline dumbbell press. Bodybuilding requires significant time and effort to reach the desired results. A novice bodybuilder may be able to gain 8–15 pounds (4–7 kg) of muscle per year if they lift weights for seven hours per week, but muscle gains begin to slow down after the first two years to about 5–15 ...
Reverse grip Bench press for reps – 143 kg (315 lb) x 25 reps raw [175] Incline Dumbbell press – 100 kg (220 lb) Dumbbells per hand x 7 reps [176] performed after picking up the dumbbells from the floor one handed, and positioning them himself (only person to perform this feat using 100 kg (220 lb) dumbbells) (unofficial world record)