Chris Bennett
Senior writer
Chris Bennett is a house byline for Science Meets Gym. Gear published under it is bought at retail and trained with before anything gets a verdict, and every claim about training outcomes is checked against the published research first.
About this byline
Chris Bennett is a house byline used by Science Meets Gym. Work published under it is researched, tested and written by the Science Meets Gym team rather than by one named individual. The testing criteria behind every ranking are published alongside the guides themselves.
Published under this byline
- A Navy SEAL Invented the Suspension Trainer. An MIT Engineer Found Its Blind Spot.
- An MIT Grad Patented a Fix for the Worst Part of Pull-Ups
- Bench Press vs. Weighted Push-Ups: Which Builds a Bigger Chest?
- Berkeley Researchers Found That Walking Alone Is Not Enough To Stay Healthy
- Can A Smaller Guy Beat A Bodybuilder At Arm Wrestling? Here's What Scientists Say
- Can a Weighted Vest Replace the Gym? What the Research Actually Says
- Do You Have A Bench Press Body? Here's What Scientists Say
- Every Type of Neck Trainer, Ranked by What Actually Works
- Here's How A $75 Mace Doubled My Swing Speed In 90 Days
- Here's How This Weird $49 Invention Turned My Dad's Old Plates Into A Full Dumbbell Set
- How I Turned My Old Plates Into A Modern Calisthenics Setup
- How To Look Like You're On Steroids (Without Actually Using Them)
- I Bought $700 in Adjustable Dumbbells Before Finding the $49 Fix
- I Built a Complete Home Gym for $226. It Fits in a Duffel Bag.
- I Had A $1,140 Kettlebell Set In My Shopping Cart. The One I Bought Instead Loads To 200 Pounds For $129.
- I Had A $599 Neck Trainer In My Cart. I Bought The $199 One Instead.
- I Scored Every Neck Trainer on the Market
- I Spent $400+ Testing Weight Vests So You Don't Have To
- I Thought Pickleball Was My Workout. Turns Out It's The Thing I Need To Train For.
- I Trained Rotational Strength for 30 Days. My Shoulders Have Never Felt This Good.
- I Tried Six Pillows, Two Prescriptions And A Massage Gun. Ten Minutes Of Neck Training Did What None Of Them Could.
- Light Weights Build as Much Muscle as Heavy Ones. There's One Condition.
- Long Arms Cost You The Bench And Pay You Back On The Deadlift
- Morning Or Evening? The Best Time Of Day To Lift, According To Science
- One Arm at a Time Might Be the Strength Hack You're Missing
- Shin Splints Are Not an Overuse Problem. They're a Strength Problem.
- The Dumbbell Hasn't Changed in 2,500 Years. An MIT Engineer Found the One Part Everyone Ignored.
- The Exercise That Prevents Concussions (And Nobody Does It)
- The Forgotten Strength Tool That Builds Grip, Rotation, and Resilient Shoulders
- The Most Underrated Back Exercise Nobody Does Correctly
- The Most Underrated Back Exercise Nobody Does Correctly
- This MIT Engineer Refused To Pay $668 For Dumbbells And Built His Own
- We Went Looking For The Most Premium Dumbbell Set You Can Order Online
- You Can't Spot-Reduce Fat. You Can Spot-Build Muscle. Here's the Proof, and the Catch.
- Your Neck Hurts Because You Keep Stretching It Instead of Training It