Barbell wide bench press

How to do it

1. 1Lie flat on a bench with your feet flat on the floor and your back pressed against the bench.
2. 2Grasp the bar with a wide grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
3. 3Unrack the bar and hold it directly over your chest with your arms fully extended.
4. 4Slowly lower the bar toward your chest, keeping your elbows slightly flared outward.
5. 5Pause briefly when the bar touches your chest, then press it back to the starting position.
6. 6Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

More chest exercises

• Dumbbell one arm fly on exercise ballDumbbells
• Push-up (bosu ball)Bosu ball
• Dumbbell incline one arm fly on exercise ballDumbbells
• Dumbbell one arm bench flyDumbbells
• Cable middle flyCable
• Cable standing up straight crossoversCable
• Smith decline reverse-grip pressSmith machine
• Kettlebell one arm floor pressKettlebell

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.