I work out in my apartment gym in the mornings alone, so I don’t have a spotter. I want to get some weight training in, and have heard that bench presses are among the optimal exercises for building chest muscles. Would it be comparable to use hand weights instead of the barbell for bench-pressing so that I can do it safely alone?
I’m guessing you mean dumbbells, and yes I recommend using them, I rarely use a barbell when doing chest workouts.
