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Barbell Bench Press

Primary
Chest
Secondary
Triceps, Shoulders
Equipment
Barbell
Type
Strength
Frames
3
Barbell Bench Press, male athlete, 3 sequential frames
male
Barbell Bench Press, female athlete, 3 sequential frames
female

How to perform it

  1. 01 Lie on the bench with your eyes under the bar, feet flat on the floor.
  2. 02 Set your shoulder blades back and down into the bench and keep a small natural arch in your lower back.
  3. 03 Grip the bar slightly wider than shoulder-width, wrists stacked over your elbows.
  4. 04 Unrack and bring the bar over your chest with your arms locked.
  5. 05 Lower under control to your lower chest, keeping your elbows around 45 degrees from your torso.
  6. 06 Press back up and slightly toward your face until your arms are straight, without bouncing the bar off your chest.

In the API

GET /v1/exercises/barbell-bench-press

{
  "slug": "barbell-bench-press",
  "name": "Barbell Bench Press",
  "primary_muscle": "chest",
  "equipment": "barbell",
  "category": "strength",
  "frame_count": 3,
  "images": { "male": "…", "female": "…" }
}

Also known as

bench-press

These slugs resolve to this same entry, so naming differences between your data and ours do not become missing images.