does bench pressing work mainly on ur chest? does it work on ur triceps as well? cuz i am looking to bench and work hard trying to build some nice chests and triceps. i can't forget pecs also.
A few things to remember about doing a bench press correctly. Feet flat on the ground for stability and balance and keep your lower back on the bench!! You see a bunch of these guys arching their backs like crazy when they bench...horribly incorrect and on top of that most guys in the gym know it and snicker while you do it. The fact of the matter is if you look up any professional or competitive lifting sites the rules are: feet on the ground, back flat...and they actually have a judge make sure he cant get his hand under your back and when the bar comes down it rests on your chest for a one count to ensure you are not bouncing it off your chest and using momentum to lift it. Do it correctly and you get the most benefits...do it wrong and you hurt yourself and look like an idiot all at the same time!
bench press is more like a complete upper body workout, though it most of the intensity of the training will effect your chest, but it will still tone up ur triceps, shoulders, and if ur lifting a decent weight, it will also work on your upper abs.
Bench pressing can work out both your triceps and chest. The closer your hands are on the bar, the more tricep your gonna work out. The farther your hands are, the more chest it works out
Yes,the bench press works mainly on your chest-do decline,flat and incline presses for a full chest workout. If you put your hands close together-about 6 inches-you will target the triceps.
Honestly the nech press does work out the chest primarily, followed by the anterior(front) head of your shoulder, and then the triceps. Correct form for stimulating the chest is to lie on the bench and sort of concentrate on pinchign your shoulder blades together while not arching your back. Try this with light dumbbells as they allow for a greater range of motion. Now go slow and when you push up, concentrate on feeling your chest muscles tighen. If you really want to get a massive chest and some good tris, try inclines more so than a flat bench, and also do dips. Lean as far forward as you can and dont lockout. this will keep constant tension on the chest region
