THE BARBELL BENCH press is a cornerstone of strength training. It’s a move almost everyone includes in their program, since few lifts can match its sheer muscle-building capacity. You’ll move more ...

My name is Cori Ritchey, and I am an exercise physiology nerd turned fitness journalist, and the fitness editor at Women’s Health. When I’m not writing, editing, and researching fitness, I’m teaching ...

THE CHEST—AND the muscle-pumping workouts it encourages—takes up a great deal of attention for physique-minded guys. If you pause a moment to think about why, you won't need long to figure out the ...

Jonathan Evans, assigned to the Japan Engineer District at Camp Zama, Japan, completes a bench press during the Big Kahuna bench press competition, held Dec. 8, 2021, at Camp Zama's Yano Fitness ...

It doesn’t matter whether you want to build a big chest or have sizable triceps; bench presses are the best workout for both. However, many don’t know how to elevate their bench press game through ...