Working your upper body: the bench press

A woman bench pressing with a spotter (Image by Freepik)

The three-part series on the ‘Big Three’ lifts concludes this week with the bench press.

Having already addressed the deadlift and the squat, this week’s column will detail the benefits or the ‘gains’ of the ‘bench’.

What is a bench press?

The bench press is a compound exercise that targets the muscles of the upper body.