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If your bench press has stalled or feels disproportionately weak compared to your squat or deadlift, you are not alone. The bench press is one of the most technically demanding compound lifts, and small inefficiencies can significantly limit your strength output. The good news is that most plateaus come down to a few common and fixable issues. This article breaks down three science-backed reasons why your bench press may be underperforming and shows you exactly how to address each one. Reason 1: Poor Technique and Inefficient Mechanics Why Technique Matters More Than You Think The bench press is not just…

Since I have been consistently scanning for weekly deals from multiple storefronts, I’ve come to realize you can usually find a good opportunity to buy something. For the most part, there’s always an RPG or some other type of turn-based strategy game going through a sale, with low prices that are very close to being unbelievable relative to what they offer, well worth looking into. Steam has some really unbelievable sales going on right now, and it’s not even one of their big annual events. If you love turn-based RPGs, the platform has tons of deals on games that should…

Boeing has received a $166.8m contract modification for C-17 Globemaster III sustainment to cover landing gear spares for ordering period five. The modification increases the total value of the ongoing contract to approximately $8.05bn, according to the US Department of War (DoW). Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Work under the contract will take place at multiple locations, including Long Beach in California, San Antonio in Texas, Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, Charleston in South Carolina, McChord Air Force Base in Washington,…

Iran Press TV Tuesday, 21 April 2026 5:31 AM Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the US aggression against an Iranian commercial vessel and the taking of its crew and their families as hostages, warning of “very dangerous consequences.” In a statement released on Tuesday, the ministry emphasized the need for the immediate release of the Iranian ship, its sailors, crew members, and their families. “The act, which involved the intimidation of the ship’s sailors, crew, and their families, constitutes maritime banditry and a terrorist act,” the statement read. According to the ministry, the act is another example of…

ATACMS during a 2021 flight test. Credit: Lockheed Martin Corporation/ SmugMug, Inc. L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract worth over $65m to manufacture solid rocket motors for the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) used by the US Army. Under the contract, L3Harris will fabricate, evaluate, and supply M124 rocket motors along with igniters, exit cones, and related components and services required for the ATACMS programme. Deliveries are planned between 2027 and 2028. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more L3Harris has supported the…

U.S. Southern Command is standing up a new element aimed at connecting tactical missions to long-term outcomes with unmanned systems, the command announced Tuesday. The development of the Autonomous Warfare Command was mandated by SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan in an effort to further support the Trump administration’s national security objectives and SOUTHCOM’s operational dominance, per the statement.Once fully operational, the new command will be tasked with engaging autonomous, semi-autonomous and unmanned platforms to “counter threats across domains.” The announcement did not specify when SAWC will reach operational status. “From the seafloor to space and across the cyber domain,…

Japanese Kawasaki P-1 Maritime Patrol aircraft during the ILA 2018 in Berlin Schönefeld. This platform has garnered interest from other nations. Credit: Shutterstock / Andreas D. Japan has lifted enduring defence export restrictions today (21 April) The country now face an inflection point in the Pacific theatre, where Chinese military aggression threatens sovereignty The nation aims to meet allied “expectations” for interopeability in platforms, systems and maintenance across the Indo-Pacific Japan has lifted defence export restrictions today that have been in place for decades, with incremental updates, which successive governments have long attributed to the country’s position as a peace-loving…

HAVELSAN will participate in DSA 2026, to be held in Kuala Lumpur from April 20–23, 2026, where it will present its products and solutions developed for multi domain operations to international participants.During the exhibition, the company will showcase its extensive portfolio of systems covering land, air, and naval domains. HAVELSAN’s solutions are built on an architecture designed to integrate data from multiple platforms, enable coordinated execution of operations, and support effective decision-making processes.The systems to be exhibited include command and control solutions, simulation and training technologies, unmanned systems, and maritime security applications. Designed based on open architecture principles, these solutions…

Patient experience data are used to set performance targets and monitor effectiveness of quality improvement (QI) activities. However, assessing and determining areas that need improvement can be challenging, especially when there are many measures, making it harder to synthesize and identify clear priorities. We describe a QI priority metric and technique for assessing cross-sectional patient experience data that explicitly examine subgroup performance and priorities. The QI priority metric combines 2 patient experience metrics (case-mix-adjusted mean for a patient experience measure and partial correlation of that measure with an overall rating) into a single priority value, allowing leaders to quickly identify…

In a 2024 article, Navigating New Realities: Central Asia’s Role in Contemporary Geopolitics, my co-authors and I argued that the Central Asia was experiencing a structural change. Driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the growing ambitions of China, we contended that the region’s states were no longer objects of influence but were taking on a more active role in international politics. Going back to this point at the beginning of 2026, the record of experience has not only ascertained it; it has exceeded it. The speed, complexity, and multi-dimensionality of the transformation of Central Asia requires a significantly enhanced…