Primarily your chest muscles, but on free weights, your traps, and to a lesser extent, your delts, also come into play. But triceps, the back of your arm, do most of the work, followed by pectorals (chest) and frontal deltoids (front shoulder).
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Bench pressing primarily works the chest muscles (pectoralis major and minor), as well as the triceps and shoulders.
you work your chest , triceps and a little bit of delts
The popular Bench Press method works, the Pectoral (Pecks) Muscles (Bottom and top), as well as the Shoulder and the third Triceps Muscle.
The feeling of bench pressing can help develop the triceps by engaging and strengthening the muscles in the back of the arms. This exercise targets the triceps specifically, leading to muscle growth and increased strength over time.
Bench pressing primarily works the chest muscles (pectoralis major and minor), as well as the triceps and shoulders. To effectively target these muscles during your workout routine, focus on proper form, gradually increase weight, and incorporate variations such as incline or decline bench presses. Additionally, incorporating accessory exercises like push-ups, dumbbell flyes, and tricep dips can help strengthen and target these muscles further.
Find any exercise that will improve your "pecs". Bench pressing is very effective for this.
Triceps and Pectorals
Bench pressing primarily works out the chest muscles (pectoralis major and minor), as well as the triceps and shoulders. To effectively target these muscles during your workout routine, focus on proper form, gradually increase weight, and incorporate variations like incline or decline bench presses. Additionally, include exercises like push-ups, dumbbell flyes, and shoulder presses to further strengthen these muscle groups.
If done correctly, bench dips only work the tricep muscles. but ifmyou dont do it correctelly you will hurt your self and you might even pull your musclesxx lolIf done correctly, bench dips only work the tricep muscles.
Chest, triceps, back, shoulders
Probably around 16 when you are done growing because it will strengthen your back muscles and it won't let your bones grow
This depends on which muscles you are trying to develop, but usually, machines are actually more effective than free weights.