How to Gain Upper Body Mass AND Build a Big Bench Press I received an email question a couple days ago that went something like this: “Hey, C.S. I know you’ve probably written some articles about it already, but what is your advice right now for someone who wants to increase his bench press and build a lot of upper body muscle at the same time? I’ve struggled to both increase my bench press weights and gain muscle, so I could use some advice. Thanks a bunch!” (Emphasis added is mine.) Well, my questioner is correct. I do have a number of articles that I’ve already written on building a big bench press and I have a lot of articles for anyone who is looking to gain a lot of upper body muscle, but I figured, you know, what the heck, there’s no reason that I can’t write another one. Also, I would have to assume that there are still a lot of modern gym-goers who train for just those goals. I me...
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