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Jeff Nippard is a huge advocate for results-backed, science-based bodybuilding, but still believes in mastering the basics for greater gains. Case in point is a recent social media post, where the Canadian coach lists the top 3 most common bench-pressing mistakes that he’s observed. And, while...

Walk into your commercial gym on a Monday afternoon, and you’ll be taking part in International Bench Press day without even knowing it. The line for the bench stations go out the door and down the street. So expect to find yourself patiently waiting to get a pump. It’s bad enough that most of...

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I got called out for warming up with 225 today, I explained when you put more up 135 just don't cut it..

Bench pressing heavy weight is great for building muscle—and showing off in the gym, of course. But benching during a deload week can be a great feeling, too, since it takes stress off your shoulders and gives your body a chance to relax. Deloading involves lifting with significantly less...

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They make everything bigger in Texas, but if Julius Maddox is any indication, they lift bigger in Kentucky. The Kentuckian powerlifter just broke the all-time world record for biggest raw bench press with an eye-popping 739.6-pound lift. Watch the insane bench here: The feat happened in...

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Fat Tony / Getty No matter how long you can hold a yoga plank or how many packs you have on the front of your midsection, guys in the gym judge you on how much you can bench. Always have, always will. “Well,” you say, “I don’t train for them.” But you’re not exactly happy about maxing out at...

South_agency / Getty There's nothing quite like the feel of pushing big weight on the bench press. It's probably the most often used measuring stick of greater strength in the gym. No one really ever asks you, "Hey, what do you donkey press?" But getting to those plate-clanging, bar-bending...

For how many personal records Larry “Wheels” Williams sets week after week, you’d think we’d be used to it by now. Then he goes and presses 675 fucking pounds over his chest like it was a broomstick. What’s also amazing is that his elbows can flare out like that at the top without that...

Edgar Artiga Day by day we toil among our fellow iron warriors, heaving weights thousands of times over the course of our training journey. At its best, our progress is measured in a sliver of new muscle here, a hard-fought extra rep there. Occasionally, workouts end with nothing more than a...

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