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milanzeremski via Shutterstock We’ve written plenty about the bench press, and thought we were giving you some pretty sound advice for building up your pecs: back firmly on the bench and feet flat on the ground. But perhaps we, and most other weightlifting coaches, have it all wrong. A study...

Powerlifter Julius Maddox has already claimed the world raw bench press record with an astonishing 739.6-pound lift, but it’s clear he’s not done just yet. The Kentuckian recently claimed another personal record by benching 700 pounds—yup, seven hundred pounds—for three clean reps. That’s...

2018 World's Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson is known for his impressive lifts, but he took things up a notch a few days ago when he decided to bench press his wife, Kelsey Henson, while he was in the middle of getting a tattoo on his thigh. The Icelandic Strongman posted an Instagram video of...

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...

Sometimes you just get the urge to hit the bench press. At least, that seems to be the case for a 75-year-old security guard at Kennesaw State University’s gym who benched 225 pounds for reps, wowing a group of men a quarter his age in the process. Instagram user Jalil Kuku (@jalilkuku)...

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We have a new American bench press record. Kentucky weightlifter Julius Maddox recently benched 723.1 pounds at the National Physique Committee’s Battle on the Bay in Corpus Christi, TX. Check out the lift in this video: View this post on Instagram ——————————————— ✅ AMERICAN RECORD...

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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...

For the night before a meet/day of? Im weak as fuk atm, #1 just getting back to it for like 2 months and my gimpness. But doing a charity thang I was begged to do because I 'look' strong on one side lmao... Im gonna be dead lifting less than the 120 pound females, squats I cant even get bar...

Would love to hear what everyone's top lifts are for Bench, Squats, Dead lifts. For me been my max ever hit. Squats- 475 Bench-365 Dead lift- 505 I'm currently trying to improve my lifts by using conjugate training (Dynamic and Max effort). Would like to hear how everyone trains. (Muscle...

As you might know I have decided to leave the gym (or should I say the kindergarten) and work out at home. I have cardio equipment (stepper arm bicycle, treadmill) a bench and dumbbells but I was wondering what you guys have? What do you think you actually need to have good workouts at home?

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Target your triceps with something other than bench dips. You can target your triceps with a bench press, but it just needs a little bit of finesse. Dr. Jim Stoppani explains the right way to perform a close-grip bench press—how close your grip really needs to be, how doing it incorrectly can...

Insta-famous powerlifter and bodybuilder Larry "Wheels" Williams is known for his insane feats of strength, and one of his favorite moves to play with seems to be the bench press. Whether he's knocking out 25 reps of 405 or an astonishing 70 reps of 225, Wheels doesn't show any signs of slowing...

Dr. Stoppani breaks down how and why to do bench dips for bigger triceps. While everyone's busy curling to get massive biceps, they're forgetting about an even more important muscle group. The triceps are more important than the biceps for almost every pushing movement and it's essential to...

It's the best exercise for developing your upper pecs. Learn how to do it safely and effectively. The reverse-grip bench press is hands-down the best exercise for building bigger upper pecs; it increases upper pec involvement versus a standard-grip bench press by 30 percent. Dr. Jim Stoppani...

Hey, did you guys happen to see the new glasses that Larry “Wheels” Williams is rocking? Probably not—because you were way too distracted by the 500 pounds he bench-pressed for 11 freakin’ reps. Week after week, Wheels performs insane lift after insane lift—and we’ll never not watch him. At...