In this article, I’ll share ten of the best tips and strategies I know for increasing your bench press.
My best bench press to date is 162.5 kg (358 lb) which I’ve done on two occasions in competition.
I have also been a huge bench press nerd for over a decade, reading and saving every interesting bench press study I find.
The tips in this article will be a mix of my personal experiences with different methods, but also based on scientific evidence to the extent that it is available, other people’s experiences, and even bench press tradition.
If you’re looking to increase your bench press, I hope you will find at least something helpful in this article.
Prefer listening to reading? Listen to our podcast episode about increasing your bench press here:
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