Srinagar, March 22 -- The chest is one of the most usually trained muscle groups of the body. Aside from it boosts a person's overall strength, a well defined chest signals power, toughness, and masculinity. The barbell bench press and the dumbbell bench press are two of the most known exercises for the chest. However, some people prefer doing the former while others choose to do the latter.

According to Muscle and Fitness, doing the barbell bench press needs a wide, fixed hand placement on the bar, so bringing the hands together at the top of the movement is improbable. In comparison, dumbbell bench press entails the hands to move freely. The fixed position of the hands in the former activates the upper pectoralis (pecs) and the front del...