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Share This! The three most common ways of doing a bench press are with a barbell, dumbbells, or Smith machine. Norwegian researchers, using a technique called electromyography, found that muscle activation differed during the three types of bench presses. For the triceps muscle, activation levels were greatest for the barbell, followed by the Smith machine and dumbbells.
Bench press is a form of a compound exercise that targets the upper body. While the bench press mainly targets your pectorals, when you are lowering and raising the bar, your arm and shoulder muscles are also activated. Even the core muscles are a bit triggered to balance the weight. That's why it's usually advised that you do compound exercises before isolating any muscle group.