The Benefits of a Weight Bench for a Strength Training Gym
The benefits of adding a weight bench to your home strength training gym are obvious. The classic compound exercise, the bench press, is performed on a bench. Walk into any gym and the first exercise you’ll see someone do is the bench press. They are everywhere. Bench presses, when done correctly, help build your chest, shoulder, and triceps muscles. They also build horizontal pushing force while lying down. You can also get a much stronger grip when handling heavier weights with bench presses on a weight bench.
So with just one bench, you can build your upper body’s pushing muscles. You build strength in the muscles that push like the chest and shoulders. You can also do a variety of exercises with the bench press. You can adjust the bench to different angles in heights. They are preset when purchased with the weight bench. Set the bench at a lower level to do the decline bench press. Make it higher in the incline position for incline presses. Then there is the standard flat position for regular presses. Do them with dumbbells in both hands and you’ll be able to perform db presses easily. In general, we can name at least 2 dozen compound exercises when we combine the press and row together. That’s a full body workout in and of itself. Add a full squat rack or rack handles and now you can squat and deadlift in your home gym.
Build a home gym today by adding a weight bench. No longer worry about going to the local gym or paying exorbitant gym membership fees. It will save you time and hassle and you will be able to get a better workout without all the hassles and distractions that come with the overly commercialized gym. You also don’t have to wait for a team to be made.