What muscles are actually helping me bench press? triceps? biceps? and what else... How can it be the chest.... if it does not move at all or anything... Today there was some really skinny guy in the gym , and he was benching more than i could... So i thats why i am asking this... He did not had more muscles than me at all.... thanks
primarily chest and triceps. if that skinny guy could bench more than you..then he either has a toned/ripped chest or he could be cheating by using his back.
yes your right about tricept they are a huge part of bench press there is not much biscep activity many people with stronger tricepts will move there hands closer and farther out with stronger chests there are many mucles in the shoulder and back that have play a big part as well, lats and deltoid mostly
muscles involved in bench press: pectoral muscles (chest), triceps, anterior deltoid (shoulder), rotator cuff. the chest muscle is actually lengthening and contracting during this exercise and provides most of the power to push the weight up, away from your body. skinny dude could bench more than you because he's been working up to it. you will get there in time but his muscles are just stronger than yours. don't sweat it.
