Barbell Bench Press
The barbell bench press is a press for the chest (pectorals), done with a barbell. It also works the triceps and shoulders (deltoids). On weyt.ai it counts toward Balance as Chest (minimum 10 sets per 30 days) and toward your 12-week strength trend as a barbell lift, one of the compounds the coach reads first.
At a glance
| Muscle group | Chest |
|---|---|
| Primary muscles | chest (pectorals) |
| Secondary muscles | triceps, shoulders (deltoids) |
| Equipment | Barbell |
| Logged as | Reps per set |
| Strength scoring | Counts as a lift, barbell (a compound) |
| Balance group | Chest · minimum 10 sets per 30 days |
| Strength standards | Bench Press standards by age and sex |
How weyt.ai scores it
- Balance: every logged set counts toward the Chest group, which needs at least 10 sets per 30 days for full credit.
- Strength: counts as a lift. Your best working set each session feeds a best lift estimate (an estimated one-rep max) per lift, read over 12 weeks on the Strength screen; as a barbell lift it is one of the compounds the coach reads first.
- Routine: any session that includes it counts toward your weekly target, the 4-week consistency window and your streak.
Scoring is plain arithmetic, not AI: the same sets always give the same result. Read the method on the about page. This lift also has published strength standards, so it can set your Weyt Age and your standing against lifters your age.
Also called
bench press, bench, flat bench press, flat barbell bench press, barbell flat bench press, flat bench, bp
Log it under any of these names and weyt.ai files it under the same exercise, so your history never splits across spellings.
Related chest exercises
- Barbell Floor Press
- Dumbbell Bench Press
- Machine Chest Press
- Smith Machine Bench Press
- Cable Chest Press
- Resistance Band Chest Press
Everything else that counts as chest
Incline Barbell Bench Press · Decline Barbell Bench Press · Incline Dumbbell Press · Decline Dumbbell Press · Dumbbell Chest Fly · Incline Dumbbell Fly · Cable Chest Fly · Pec Deck Fly · Chest Squeeze and Hold · Push-Up · Wide Push-Up · Decline Push-Up · Incline Push-Up · Weighted Push-Up · Archer Push-Up · Dip · Weighted Dip · Assisted Dip · Medicine Ball Chest Pass · Smith Machine Incline Press · Machine Incline Chest Press · Dumbbell Floor Press · Decline Dumbbell Fly · Resistance Band Chest Fly · Svend Press · Knee Push-Up · Ring Push-Up · Ring Chest Fly · Plyometric Push-Up