THERE'S NO EXERCISE guys love more to anchor their chest day workouts than the classic barbell bench press. It has most of the characteristics a good chest exercise needs: you'll place a ton of ...

Shoulder pain can make push-focused movements a real hassle, slowing your progress and turning every bench press into a challenge. But, it doesn't have to come at the cost of your gains or your ...

Shoulder pain is something most lifters eventually deal with. It might start as a small pinch during bench press or a tight feeling after overhead pressing. You stretch, you warm up, you change grip ...

Check out Women's Health's Fitness Faceoff every week to learn which moves will best help you reach your fit goals. Here's this week's faceoff: Targeting your triceps—that large muscle on the back of ...

Chinese weightlifter Lü Xiaojun is an Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion. He avoids training bench press to ensure he doesn't restrict his shoulder mobility, he said. The bench press ...

For many lifters, the bench press is the “gold standard” for developing upper body strength, but its reputation invites a lot of ego-driven cluelessness around how to do it with good and safe ...

Why this classic strength move continues to dominate American fitness routines in 2026.

2 Department of Anatomy, University of Stellenbosch, Plattekloof, Cape Town, South Africa Correspondence to: Dr D N Bhatia Cape Shoulder Institute, Suite no 4, Medgroup Anlin House, 43 Bloulelie ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." FOR AS LONG as men have clanked platters of iron onto barbells, the bench press has been a strength ...

The bench press exercise primarily involves the chest and shoulder muscles. Since the neck connects to these major muscle groups, it shares some of the load. Occasionally, this means sharing the pain ...