Bench Press - Wide Grip (Barbell)
Trains the chest, with help from the triceps and shoulders. You need a barbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Bench Press - Wide Grip (Barbell)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a chest exercise that is, there are 14 on the Chest page.
Muscles worked
What Bench Press - Wide Grip (Barbell) trains
Technique
How to do the Bench Press - Wide Grip (Barbell)
- Lie flat on a bench with your feet firmly planted on the floor. Hold a barbell with an overhand grip (palms facing forward), hands placed wider than shoulder-width apart. Position the barbell directly above your chest with your arms fully extended.
- Slowly lower the barbell to your chest by bending your elbows, keeping them at a 45-degree angle to your body.
- Once the barbell lightly touches your chest, push the barbell back up to the starting position by extending your arms fully.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your chest up and shoulders retracted throughout the movement to maximize chest engagement.
- Breathe steadily, exhaling as you press the barbell up and inhaling as you lower it back down.
- Keep your feet firmly planted on the floor for stability and support.
Substitutes
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The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Bench Press - Wide Grip (Barbell) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.