The bench press is a staple. However, one point to emphasize is that you should make the bench press a whole-body lift, not just a chest/triceps/delts lift. This is important for performance and safety, but also for milking the lift for all it's worth!
Here are the key points to turn the bench press into a whole body effort:
The hard part of the exercise isn't actually lifting the barbell; it's maintaining whole-body tightness. That should be your main focus.
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