Barbell Bench Press

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Movement pattern

Horizontal push

Equipment

Barbell, Weight bench

Main muscles

Pectoralis major (clavicular head), Pectoralis major (sternocostal head)

Also works

Deltoid (anterior part), Triceps brachii (lateral head), Triceps brachii (long head), Triceps brachii (medial head)

Stabilisers

Infraspinatus, Latissimus dorsi, Subscapularis, Supraspinatus, Teres minor

Muscle groups

Chest

Level

Intermediate

Type

Compound, push

Load

External load

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Reps

Related exercises

Alternatives: Cable Bench Press, Decline Dumbbell Bench Press, Dumbbell Bench Press, Incline Dumbbell Bench Press, Kettlebell Bench Press, Machine Chest Press, Push-Up

Other names

German: Bankdrücken LH · Spanish: Press de Banca · French: Développé couché

Liftosaur: Bench Press, Barbell · wger: Bench Press

Also called: BB Bench Press, Barbell Flat Bench Press, Bench Press, Bench Press (Barbell), Flat Bench Press, Flat Bench Press (Barbell)

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