• Lie on back on bench, holding bar with grip slightly wider than shoulder width
• Keeping elbows tight to sides, lower bar with control until it touches chest
• Drive bar toward ceiling until arms are straight; repeat for specified reps

Sets/Reps: 1x12, 1x8, 2x6
Benefits: Upper body strength
Tenney: The Bench Press is very important, because it’s efficient in utilizing many upper body muscle groups. Since we do only two push and two pull exercises, this helps us get the most out of them.