Chest Workouts: Bench Press, Push-Ups, and Muscle Building

Building a bigger chest involves mastering the proper push-up technique and optimizing your bench press for maximum muscle gain. Compare the advantages of dumbbell presses versus bench presses and learn how to target the inner chest specifically.

How to Prevent Back Pain From Bench Pressing

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Beth Rifkin

The bench press is often a favorite exercise of bodybuilders because of its ability to maximize the growth of the chest muscles, or pectoralis major, which when developed lend to the aesthetics of a buff body. Form is your friend when performing the bench press.