14 Best Home Gym Weight Benches for 2023, According to a Fitness Director

YOU CAN do so much with a simple weight bench, which is why it’s is one of the most versatile pieces of home gym equipment you can have. The range of exercises that use a bench is wide—as many as 57, actually—and you can hit just about every muscle on your body with a bench as your base. Of course, you can use the tools for way more than just the classics that bear its name, like the bench press. And you should.

According to Men’s Health Fitness Director and certified trainer, Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., “A weight bench allows you to do everything, like chest presses, dumbbell bench presses, incline bench supersets, skullcrushers, glute bridges, incline rows to hit your back, ab moves, quad and leg moves like split squats, and more biceps moves than you can imagine.”

Beyond the basic workouts, there are so many benefits of adding a weight bench to your home gym. Most importantly, it will help you crush your lifts. Plus, benches don’t take up as much space as other equipment, like a big, heavy power rack. Since many are adjustable, you can easily change the focus and switch up the angle on your presses.

Whether you prefer to do your weight work with dumbbells or barbells, both are compatible. (Speaking of dumbbells, if you’re in the market for a new set, here are our picks for 11 sets of stellar adjustable dumbbells) Plus, many weight bench models include attachments and hidden features that allow for tons of different workouts, like a leg developer or squat rack.

Have we convinced you just how versatile the weight bench really is? If so, we’ve rounded up some of the best weight benches to help take your training and your home gym to the next level. You can’t go wrong with any of these 14 benches.

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