Barbell Bench Press Wide Grip

Equipment: Barbell

Barbell Bench Press Wide Grip

Description

The bench press is a popular exercise that works your chest, shoulders and triceps. Here is an ultra short step by step guide for doing a bench press with a bareball wide-grip:

  1. Lie down on a flat bench and grasp the barbell with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
  2. Lift the bar off the rack and hold it above your chest with your arms fully extended.
  3. Lower the bar to your chest in a controlled manner, keeping your elbows tucked in and your wrists straight.
  4. Press the bar back up to the starting position, exhaling as you do so.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Primary Muscles

  • Pectoralis Major Sternal Head

Synergistic Muscles

  • Deltoid Anterior
  • Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head
  • Triceps Brachii