At the annual NFL Scouting Combine, athletes perform a number of workouts and exercises to showcase their athleticism to NFL scouts, coaches and general managers. Among the exercises is the 225 pound ...

If you want to get strong, you have to get comfortable with the idea of moving heavy weights. Powerlifting – a sport in which the goal is to lift as much weight as possible in a squat, bench press and ...

The bench press is the gold standard of strength and it doesn’t matter whether you’re a weekend warrior or a serious gym bro, (almost) everyone wants to get a bigger bench. At the start this can be ...

Whether your gym is uber luxe or stripped back to basics, there's one thing we can guarantee: somewhere there will be a bench with a barbell. That's because when it comes to building upper-body ...

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE TERRIFYINGLY REAL STRAIN IN MY ARMS and shoulders, I'd swear I was having a nightmare. But there's 225 pounds poised precariously above my neck, threatening to crush my throat at ...

Exercise tips: Structured strength training, when done correctly, helps in improving muscle strength, bone density, and fitness in youngsters and teenagers (Image: Canva) Powerlifting is often ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

There is no exercise that is more status-defining in the fitness world than the bench press. “How much do you bench?” is the catch-cry of gym junkies the world over. It’s one of the staple exercises ...

Powerlifting is a tough sport built around maximizing weight on the squat, bench press, and deadlift. But last month, Idaho-based teenager Colter Rammell made breaking a world record in the sport look ...