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The bench press or dumbbell bench-press is performed while lying face up on a bench, by pushing a weight away from the chest. This is a compound exercise that also involves the triceps and the front deltoids, also recruits the upper and lower back muscles, and traps.
A gym where various forms of strength training are being practiced. From left: overhead presses, battle ropes, planking, and kettlebell raises. Strength training, also known as weight training or resistance training, is a form of exercise aimed at improving physical strength.
Powerlifting is a competitive strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting , it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates.
This three-move chest workout for beginners teaches the fundamentals of chest day training without heavy barbell bench pressing.
He posted a 1,956 pound total (699 lb. squat, 545 lb. bench press, and 710 lb. deadlift) while sustaining three broken ribs. [2] Doug is credited with benching 612 pounds in 1978 while wearing just a T-shirt. [3] American football offensive guard Bob Young was his older brother.
The competition was a 'raw' push and pull event (bench press and deadlift only) and Sarychev participated in both. Deadlift placement was determined by the Glossbrenner formula; he placed fifth, pulling 320 kg (705.5 lb) raw. On the bench press, he placed first, pressing 300 kg (661.4 lb) raw, at the age of 21. [1]
Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities. The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench press .
The barbell bench press is one of three lifts in the sport of powerlifting alongside the deadlift and the squat, and is the only lift in Paralympic powerlifting. The bench press is also extensively used in weight training, bodybuilding, and other types of training to develop upper body muscles, primarily the pectoralis major. To improve upper ...