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Barbell bench press

Chesttechnique video available

Technique

Shoulder blades retracted and pressed into the bench, feet planted on the floor, the bar lowers to the lower chest, elbows at a moderate angle to the torso.

Technique videos

How To Bench Press With Perfect Technique · Jeff Nippard

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Where it fits in the plan

This exercise loads the «Chest». How many weekly sets it should get is on the training volume page, where ranges are collected from publications for every goal.

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