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Wide-Grip Smith Machine Bench Press

Also: smith wide grip bench press

Main
Pectorals
Secondary
TricepsShoulders
Equipment
Smith machineBench
Level
Beginner
Movement
Horizontal push

How to do it

  1. Adjust the bench to a comfortable position on the smith machine.
  2. Lie down on the bench with your feet flat on the ground.
  3. Grasp the barbell with a wide grip, slightly wider than shoulder width apart.
  4. Unrack the barbell and lower it slowly towards your chest, keeping your elbows out to the sides.
  5. Pause for a moment when the barbell touches your chest.
  6. Push the barbell back up to the starting position, fully extending your arms.
  7. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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Exercise data: exercises-dataset (MIT) by Hasan Emir Yıldırım