I’ve done a few other articles on strength training and weightlifting, having done quite a bit of reading and quite a bit of applied practice. So I’ll start to write a few auxiliary workouts that have worked well for my strength training regimen while in high school. This one is of course focused on workouts ...
I’m a certified personal trainer who had a few “extreme caregiving” stints with my senior mother, and if I had to recommend only three exercises to yield unbelievable energy and strength, it would be the Big Three: Deadlift, Squat, Bench Press. However, the deadlift, squat and bench press are the very exercises that few women, ...
The bench press is by far the most popular exercise for anyone who lifts weights. Why? Well, it’s mostly to boost their own ego. Having a big chest looks good and gives you a lot of confidence. It’s also nice having people asking you all the time how much you can bench and being able ...
Women need to bench press, but few who regularly go to gyms do. I’m a certified personal trainer. If you’re a woman, ask yourself why you don’t bench press. Is it because you avoid the free-weight area altogether? Why? Is it due to self-consciousness? Women need to question why this self-consciousness surfaces at the thought ...
To prevent bench press injuries you need a proper warm-up. I’m a certified personal trainer. I often see men diving right into the bench press without warming up. I’ve seen them enter the gym and head straight for the bench press, so that’s how I know. Or they exit the locker room and it’s obvious ...
