The dumbbell bench press is one of the best exercises if you want bigger pecs. Unlike the barbell bench press, using a pair of dumbbells gives you a couple of advantages: greater range of motion and ...

Should you do the dumbbell press on a flat bench or an incline bench? I prefer the positioning of an incline dumbbell press, but there are benefits to both and different targeted muscle activation. I ...

THE BENCH PRESS is one of the all-time great strength training exercises. For most guys, bench pressing means one thing: getting underneath a barbell loaded with as many plates as possible and eking ...

Slide your body toward left edge of the bench and put your spine on the edge with half of your back and hips off the bench Hold the right side of the bench slightly above your head with right hand and ...

The hand release pushup is the third event on the Army Combat Fit-ness Test. The hand release push up measures upper body strength and power. It is relevant to combat tasks like reinforcing obstacles, ...

Everyone loves the bench press. Most people start their fitness journey on a bench-press device and find the benefits of a bigger chest, shoulders and arms exactly what they were looking for.

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Probably the easiest ...

Tiny tweaks to your single-arm dumbbell row setup help make every rep a little safer.

There's always one exercise, (or three or four) that no matter how strong we get, is always challenging. Then there are the exercises we just can't stand. If push-ups are your kryptonite, but you ...

THERE ARE FEW physical attributes guys care about more than a strong chest. Bulging biceps and chiseled abs round out the remainder of the torso, sure—but as anyone who's seen a superhero movie can ...