Gym Shorts: The Bench Press

How To Bench Press

Gym Shorts videos provide short video demonstrations of correct form for various exercises.

Follow these tips & cues:

• Properly set safeties
• No collars
• Spotter when possible
• Grip: Thumbs around bar about 1 handwidth outside knurling
• Feet flat on the floor
• Bar over shoulders then, big breath!
• Touch your chest mid-sternum
• Press back to the starting position
• Chest up, shoulders back
• Bar path is straight and diagonal
• Always rack and unrack with straight arms

Click HERE for a more in-depth bench tutorial and HERE to learn about the muscles worked in the bench press.