Lie on a bench with your feet flat on the floor and grip the bar a little wider than your shoulders. Unrack it over your chest, lower it under control until it touches near the sternum, then press back up to straight arms.
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3 to 5 sets of 5 to 10 reps, leaving 1 to 2 reps in reserve.
Never press heavy alone without safeties: a failed rep pinning the bar on your chest is genuinely dangerous. Keep the wrists stacked over the elbows, and switch to dumbbells if the fixed bar path bothers your shoulders.
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