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Set Up a Home Gym with an Olympic Weight Bench

by admin on August 9, 2009

Weight benches are an absolute necessity for home gyms and any fitness gym, commercial, non-profit, or private gym studios.  Without weight benches, you’re limiting the number of weight lifting exercises that can be done.   Anyone looking to build muscle and get stronger will need a bench to perform the basic fundamental compound exercises.
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How to Bench Press and Dumbbell Bench Press

by admin on June 27, 2009

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The barbell bench press is the number one classic powerlift (the other two powerlifts are deadlift and squat)  that targets the entire chest, triceps, and shoulders (all the “push” muscles) using a horizontal body position (you’re lying down on a bench or floor).  It’s a pushing compound lift that requires a sturdy olympic-grade bench (Refer [...]

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