G etting stronger and building muscle doesn’t need to be complicated, they key is consistency – so having a workout programme ...

Sit on the bench with your dumbbells resting on your upper legs.

The dumbbell bench press is one of the best exercises if you want bigger pecs. Unlike the barbell bench press, using a pair of dumbbells gives you a couple of advantages: greater range of motion and ...

A strength coach explains how training with dumbbells alone can still build a powerful bench press. The secret is control, range of motion, and smart progression—not the barbell itself. … Can you ...

Should you do the dumbbell press on a flat bench or an incline bench? I prefer the positioning of an incline dumbbell press, but there are benefits to both and different targeted muscle activation. I ...

THE BENCH PRESS is one of the all-time great strength training exercises. For most guys, bench pressing means one thing: getting underneath a barbell loaded with as many plates as possible and eking ...

Stand tall, holding a barbell across the top of your chest, with your hands underneath the bar. Brace your core and bend at the knees slightly (A). Push back up to standing, driving the bar off your ...

He uses seven tiers to categorise the exercises into different tiers – S, A, B, C, D, F – ‘S’ being the ‘best’ and ‘F’ being ...

The hand release pushup is the third event on the Army Combat Fit-ness Test. The hand release push up measures upper body strength and power. It is relevant to combat tasks like reinforcing obstacles, ...

Trainer, author, and fitness model Kirk Charles, NASM-CPT CES, knows that as you get older, life can get more complicated. But that shouldn’t prevent you from being on top of your game. He’ll help to ...