The 405-pound bench press leaves his teammates shaking their heads. “He’s just a freak in the weight room, benching 405 on heavy days, for reps, too. It’s insane,” said Gabriel Rubio. And the ...

Attempting a 405-pound bench press underwater brings unexpected challenges. Buoyancy reduces weight, but water resistance changes bar control. Stabilizing the lift becomes far more difficult. Movement ...

THE BENCH PRESS is one of the all-time great strength training exercises. For most guys, bench pressing means one thing: getting underneath a barbell loaded with as many plates as possible and eking ...

A four-point plan to forge strength gains and smash through plateaus from beneath the bar.

THE BARBELL BENCH press is a cornerstone of strength training. It’s a move almost everyone includes in their program, since few lifts can match its sheer muscle-building capacity. You’ll move more ...