Progression

Progression ladder for the Bench Press - Powerlifting

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Bench Press - Powerlifting

These are the substitutes for the Bench Press - Powerlifting, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

  1. barbell guillotine bench press

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Pectorals
  2. barbell wide bench press

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Pectorals
  3. Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip

    Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Pectorals
  4. Reverse Band Bench Press

    Reverse Band Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Pectorals
  5. Wide-Grip Barbell Bench Press

    Wide-Grip Barbell Bench Press

    • Intermediate
    • Barbell
    • Pectorals
  6. Bench Press - With Bands

    Bench Press - With Bands

    • Intermediate
    • Band
    • Pectorals

Where you are now

Bench Press - Powerlifting

Bench Press - Powerlifting

  • Advanced
  • Barbell
  • Pectorals

Harder steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Bench Press - Powerlifting scores harder than it.

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