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Weight Training: Chest Exercises

Bench Pull-Over

Pull Over

  • Lie on a flat bench with your head near one end and your feet flat on floor.
  • Hold a barbell above your chest with your hands 24 inches apart.
  • Keep your arms straight and your elbows locked and inhale as you lower the barbell in a semicircle behind your head as far as possible without causing pain.
  • Exhale as you return to the starting position.
  • Remember to breathe very deeply to expand your chest as much as possible and to keep your head and hips on the bench.

Pec Deck

Pec

  • Take a comfortable position on the pec deck.
  • With your forearms straight up and pressing firmly against the pads, bringing the pads together by contracting your pectorals.
  • Return to the starting position using a slow, controlled motion.

Incline BB Bench Press

Chest Incline

  • Use a grip that's about six inches wider than shoulder width.
  • Lower the bar under complete control until it almost touches your chest, pause momentarily, then press it back up to full arm's length.
  • Do not arch your back too sharply and don't raise your hips off the bench.

Incline DB Lateral

Incline DB

  • Lie on an include bench and hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms forward at arm's length above your shoulders.
  • Slowly lower the dumbbells in a slight semicircle to the sides of your chest.
  • At the bottom of the movement your elbows should be bent and pointing downward and your forearms should be almost vertical.
  • Retrace the movement and return to the starting position.

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