Weight Lifting Exercise: Bench Press To Add Muscle Mass & Reduce Skinny Fat

Muscles Focus (1, 2, 3, 4): chest/pectoralis major and minor, arms/triceps, shoulders/deltoids

*Add muscle mass and build strength with evolving weight while increasing muscle endurance (tone) with less weight and more reps

*You can only maintain and tone muscles you already have (genetically and/or added via resistance/exercise)

*Here are more weight lifting exercises that add muscle mass to reduce skinny fat (lack of genetic muscle tissue)

References

1. Healthline: What Muscles Do Bench Presses Work?, May 24, 2023, Jane Chertoff (Medically reviewed by Jennifer Mathe, MS, CSCS, NATA-BOC). https://www.healthline.com/health/exercise-fitness/bench-press-muscles-worked
2. Fitness Programer: Bench Press – Exercise, Chest. https://fitnessprogramer.com/exercise/bench-press/
3. Wikipedia: Bench press. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench_press
4. Training Fit: Bench Press – Compound exercise, Free weights. https://training.fit/exercise/benchpress/