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Bodybuilding.com returns to gym basics with cables and captain's chairs

Two new exercise demonstrations focus on straight-leg raises and the standing cable chest fly.

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Bodybuilding.com Story of October 19, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Full Ab Workout with Captains Chair

A captain's chair needs no royal treatment here, just a set of straight-leg raises. Bodybuilding.com's most-watched new upload, "Full Ab Workout with Captains Chair," is an exercise demonstration from the fitness retailer, with a description focused on that single movement rather than an elaborate routine.

It drew roughly 9,300 views, a little more than the week's other release, "How To Do A Standing Cable Chest Fly (Proper Form)." Their first-day audiences were almost identical, though the chest-fly tutorial is now drawing substantially more daily views. A straight-bar cable triceps pushdown demonstration from earlier in October rounds out the channel's busiest active uploads. It's a very equipment-specific stretch of the catalog: abs, chest and triceps, each with its own station.

The broader week brought just under 600,000 additional views, while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is currently below its usual level. Nearby fitness channels offer a mixed picture: Renaissance Periodization and Rogue Fitness are seeing above-usual daily audiences, while Muscle & Strength is close to its normal pace.

These compact demonstrations sit beside a much larger training archive. Bodybuilding.com's most-watched regular video remains "How To Train For Mass | Arnold Schwarzenegger's Blueprint Training Program," a 2015 upload with more than 92 million views. This week's additions keep the emphasis narrower: one exercise to look up before approaching the equipment.

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