ベンチプレス

べんちぷれす

noun

bench press (weight training)

1. bench press (a weight-training exercise performed lying on a bench)

A common upper-body strength exercise in which the lifter lies on their back on a bench and pushes a weighted barbell or dumbbells upward, primarily working the chest, shoulders, and triceps. Used both as the name of the exercise and, by extension, as a する verb meaning "to do bench presses."

ベンチプレスをする。

I do bench presses.

彼(かれ)はベンチプレスで百(ひゃく)キロ上(あ)げる。

He bench-presses 100 kilograms.

初心者(しょしんしゃ)はまずバーベルなしでベンチプレスのフォームを練習(れんしゅう)する。

Beginners first practice bench press form without a barbell.

毎週(まいしゅう)二回(にかい)ジムに通(かよ)って、ベンチプレスとスクワットを中心(ちゅうしん)に鍛(きた)えている。

I go to the gym twice a week and train mainly with bench presses and squats.

ベンチプレス is a direct loanword from English "bench press," used both for the exercise itself and (with する) as a verb meaning to perform the exercise. The word appears throughout fitness magazines, gym signage, sports broadcasts, and everyday conversation about working out.

Common collocations

ベンチプレスをする: to do (a) bench press
ベンチプレスで〜キロ上(あ)げる: to bench-press X kilograms
ベンチプレスの記録(きろく): bench press record / personal best
ベンチプレスのフォーム: bench press form / technique
重量(じゅうりょう)挙(あ)げのベンチプレス: bench press as a weight-lifting event

Related words

スクワット: squat
デッドリフト: deadlift
バーベル: barbell
ダンベル: dumbbell
筋(きん)トレ: strength / weight training (short for 筋肉(きんにく)訓練(くんれん))
ジム: gym

Usage

ベンチプレス is a noun in Japanese grammar; to express the action you usually say ベンチプレスをする ("do a bench press") rather than treating it as a stand-alone verb.
For talking about how much someone can lift, the typical pattern is ベンチプレスで〜キロ上(あ)げる ("to lift X kg in the bench press").

Related Words

Related: バーベル (barbell)

Related: ダンベル (dumbbell)

Related: 筋(きん)トレ (strength / weight training)

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Added 2026.5.9 21:01 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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