bench-press
bench-press — noun
1. a weight-training movement done by lying face-up on a padded bench, planting you
a weight-training movement done by lying face-up on a padded bench, planting your feet flat on the ground, and raising a loaded barbell from your chest by extending both arms fully upward.
Diego adds two extra plates to the bar every time he does the bench press.
collocation: do the bench press
The trainer showed Priya the correct elbow position during the bench press.
preposition: during the bench press
Many weightlifters include the bench press in their weekly chest workout to build upper-body strength.
After four sets of the bench press, Kenji's arms were too tired to lift anything else.
A standard bench press works the chest, shoulders, and triceps at the same time.
- chest press
broader term that includes seated chest-press machines; bench press specifically implies lying on a bench with a free barbell
文法句型
the bench press
a bench press
bench press + verb
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when referring to the activity in general ('He trains bench press on Mondays'), but countable when referring to a single repetition or set ('He did five bench presses in a row').
常見錯誤
2. a piece of gym equipment consisting of a long padded seat and a metal frame that
a piece of gym equipment consisting of a long padded seat and a metal frame that holds a weighted bar above the lifter's chest.
The new bench press has safety clips that catch the bar if you lose your grip.
collocation: new bench press
Amara wiped the sweat off the bench press after finishing her final set of repetitions.
Lars ordered a bench press for his home gym to avoid driving to the club.
The bench press near the window was broken, so everyone waited for the other one.
Mei-Lin checked that the locking pins on the bench press were tight before her warm-up.
- bench press station
more specific term referring to the whole setup including the rack; slightly more formal
- bench press rack
emphasises the frame that holds the bar more than the seating bench
文法句型
a bench press
the bench press
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (EXERCISE): when you say 'He walked over to the bench press', you mean the piece of equipment; when you say 'He did the bench press', you mean the exercise. The equipment sense is always a countable noun.
常見錯誤
bench-press — verb
- bench-presspresent simple I / you / we / they
- bench-presses3rd person singular
- bench-pressing-ing form
- bench-pressedpast simple
1. to push a weighted bar upward from your chest while lying on a padded bench, as
to push a weighted bar upward from your chest while lying on a padded bench, as a strength-training movement.
Chen can bench-press twice his own body weight after two years of regular training.
transitive: bench-press + [weight]
Fatima warmed up by bench-pressing just the metal bar before adding any plates.
The coach told Andre not to bench-press too fast on the way down to avoid injury.
Hana started to bench-press regularly after her doctor recommended upper-body strength training.
The team competes to see who can bench-press the most weight in a single lift.
- press
shorter form commonly used in gym settings; less specific as 'press' can also refer to overhead press or leg press
- chest-press
sometimes used interchangeably but can also refer to machine-based pressing, not necessarily with a free barbell on a bench
文法句型
bench-press + [weight]
bench-press + [number] + times
用法筆記
When used transitively, the object is typically a weight value ('bench-press 80 kilos') or the bar itself ('bench-press the barbell'). In informal gym contexts the hyphen is often dropped: 'He benches 100 kg'.