Perfecting your bench press

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 10, 2002 ;     658 words ...00-00-0000 Perfecting your bench press BILL PARISI Date: 10-10-2002, Thursday...that the obsession with the barbell bench press has been around forever. Although there...training director, Joe DeFranco, about the bench press. DeFranco, a Hackensack resident, has...

bench press

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      51 words ...bench press • n. a bodybuilding and weightlifting exercise...floor and raises a weight with both arms. • v. ( bench-press ) [ trans. ] raise (a weight) in a bench press: Josh can bench-press more than 400 pounds | [ intrans...

The bench press primer ; The bench press is the most macho of all the...

Business Today;  March 9, 2008 ;     457 words ...The bench press is the most macho of all the exercises that men do in the...one-rep max' is later but, before that, a bit about the bench press. The simple, flat bench press is probably the best exercise you can do to build stronger...

Bench press winners announced

Charleston Gazette;  June 5, 2003 ;     90 words ......Charleston Fire Department in a recent bench press competition in the North Charleston...department was the winner, with a 315-pound bench press. 186- to 225-pound class, Mark Abbott...department was the winner with a 320-pound bench press. 226-pound and above class, Scott Fisher...

REVERSE-GRIP BENCH PRESS

Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness;  July 1, 2007 ;     421 words ......the first go-round. The reverse-grip bench press is that kind of move, but few people...out to your sides as in the standard bench press. ACTION * Inhale deeply and slowly lower...side of the bar during the standard bench press, but that grip is not recommended for...

Bench press is tough test for female Ogden officers

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  November 20, 2003 ;     471 words ......It's tough for women to pass. The bench press is very, very difficult." In Ogden...strength. I'm not out of shape, but the bench press is really hard for me. . . . If I keep...officers who failed usually failed on the bench press, and they were only short by a couple...

Bench-press differences

Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness;  May 1, 1999 ;     682 words ......10-week training period as a free-weight bench press in fairly inexperienced subjects.4 In...differences between a free-weight and machine bench press, you can't expect the exact same gains...look at the machine vs. free-weight bench press, but one conclusion was that your muscles...

A MIDWINTER DAY'S LIFT BENCH PRESS CONTEST SET FOR TECH

Roanoke Times & World News;  January 16, 2002 ;     642 words ......first Virginia Tech Recreational Sports Bench Press Competition to be held Feb. 23 at War...Mitchell, who has helped organize a popular bench press competition through the Christiansburg...supervision have reported strong interest in a bench press competition. Part of the reason ...

The bench press: Get it right

Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness;  June 1, 1997 ;     134 words ......but hey-it seemed like the thing to do. Without a doubt, the bench press is the most popular lift in the gym. But your success in this...following: Your pecs get the most stimulation when you do the bench press on a flat bench as opposed to varying degrees of incline or...

Boost your bench press ; The bench press may be the most basic of gym...

Business Today;  October 5, 2008 ;     414 words ......muscles resist any form of definition. The bench press may be the most basic of gym exercises...you've reached your upper limit and can't bench press any more, don't throw in the towel...instance, if you do a close grip flat bench press with 65 kg, add a 5 kg plate on either...

BENCH PRESS, SQUAT CONTEST SET

Evansville Courier & Press;  February 13, 2005 ;     51 words ...The 12th annual Southern Indiana Bench Press and Squat Championships will be held on Feb. 26 at South Spencer High School in Reo, Ind. The event is open to boys in grades 9-...

Reverse-Grip Bench Press

Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness;  May 1, 2004 ;     519 words ......strong contraction. * The reverse-grip bench press is a great exercise for targeting the...LIFT LOWDOWN When: Do the reverse-grip bench press first In your triceps workout. Be sure...heavy. with: Follow the reverse-grip bench press with tricepsextension exercises like...

Book reviews: Bench Press: Muscling in on philosophy of weightlifting

Scotland on Sunday;  January 19, 2003 ;     457 words ...BENCH PRESS Sven Lindqvist Granta, 8 pounds 99 pence TRIVIA question: name a famous...in an order that bears little relation to their original composition. Bench Press dates from 1988, and is one of Lindqvist's earliest works; which perhaps...

Bench press marks strength of upper body

The Gazette;  January 29, 2007 ;     440 words ......ability to resist gravity. I use the bench press as a method to measure upper body muscular...strength. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know the bench press isn't a practical exercise for everyday...methods to determine muscular endurance: a bench press with a certain weight for men and ...

Not fit to serve and protect; Police: Bench press, sit-ups keep many from...

Concord Monitor;  June 4, 2005 ;     700+ words ......push-ups in a minute and be able to bench press - just once -96 percent of their...Candidates will walk to the bench press having never seen the machine...at the low end, in four tests: bench press, sit- up, push-up and a short...