Elite athletic performance and general fitness are sustained through structured hypertrophy strategies, sport-specific conditioning, and rigorous adherence to injury prevention protocols.
Up until the rise in the popularity of the bench press in the late 1950s, the standard of strength was the press. Pressing a large weight overhead builds the shoulders and triceps, and, performed correctly, recruits a great deal of both upper-body musculature, such as your back.
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Deadlifts work your upper and lower back, hips and legs. In addition to improving posture and strengthening your muscles, deadlifts improve your strength and power. Different styles of deadlift exist, so if you have trouble with one style of deadlift, you can experiment with another style.
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Bench pressing remains one of the most popular upper-body exercises, and training the bench press develops the strength of your chest, shoulders and triceps. The amount that you bench press often determines how coaches rank your upper-body strength.
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The sport of powerlifting involves more than just competing in the squat, bench press and deadlift -- you must also compete within a weight class. Weight classes remain basically the same for men and women but women have lighter classes and men have heavier classes.
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