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Intermediate
Pectorals
Barbell Wide Bench Press
This exercise builds strength in your chest muscles. It also works your shoulders and the backs of your arms. You need a barbell and a bench to do it. You hold the bar with your hands far apart, lower it to your chest, and push it back up.
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How to Perform
- 1Lie on your back on the bench with your feet flat on the floor and your back touching the bench.
- 2Hold the barbell with your hands wide apart, wider than your shoulders.
- 3Lift the bar up and hold it straight over your chest with your arms fully straight.
- 4Slowly lower the bar down to your chest while keeping your elbows pointing out a little bit.
- 5Stop for one second when the bar touches your chest.
- 6Push the bar back up to the top where you started.
- 7Do this again for the number of times you want.
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