For upper-body development, particularly the chest, deltoids, and triceps, the bench press is a compound exercise to try. One ...

This Simple Bench Press Warmup Is the Missing Piece to Your Next PR, Powerlifting Coach Says originally appeared on Men's Fitness. We’re nearly halfway through the year—how’s that goal of hitting a ...

It goes beyond chest day.

Powerlifting is a tough sport built around maximizing weight on the squat, bench press, and deadlift. But last month, Idaho-based teenager Colter Rammell made breaking a world record in the sport look ...

Spokane nurse practitioner Marie Brenden can lift heavy loads. In April, doctors implanted a pacemaker, and a month later the 59-year-old grandmother did what few other people can do: She bench ...

Former BBC weather presenter Dee Atkins-Greig is representing Great Britain after taking up the sport two years ago.

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Competitive sports ...

Competitive powerlifters work hard to increase the maximum amount of weight they can lift for each of these movements. In competitions, they have three tries to successfully lift a pre-chosen amount ...