Chest Exercises
« Previous EntriesWide Grip Bench Press - Chest Exercise
Monday, May 12th, 2008Main Muscle Worked: Chest
Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders
Equipment: Barbell
Mechanics Type: Compound
Tips: Same as the Barbell Bench Press but with a grip that is as wide as you can go safely. Keep your head on the bench and do not arch your back. Exhale on the way up.
Upper Back for the Bench
By Jim Wendler
For www.EliteFTS.com
Several years [...]
Close Grip Bench Press - Chest Exercise
Monday, May 12th, 2008Main Muscle Worked: Chest
Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders
Equipment: Barbell
Mechanics Type: Compound
Tips: Just like the Barbell Bench Press but with your hands only 12 - 14″ apart, centered over your body. Works more of the inner pectorals and triceps.
Making the Max Effort Easy
By Jim Wendler
For EliteFTS
There are a ton of questions on how to work up [...]
Flat Bench Press - Chest Exercise
Monday, May 12th, 2008Primary Muscle: Chest
Secondary Muscle: Shoulders, Triceps, Back
Equipment Needed: Flat Bench, Barbell
Mechanics Type: Compound
Proper Exercise Technique:
Lie down on the bench with your feet, butt and shoulders firmly planted on the ground. Space your hands evenly across the bar slightly wider than shoulder width. Un-rack the weight and lower the bar until [...]
Stones and Kegs Loading: Strongman Exercises
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Stone loading is a classic strongman exercise. There is nothing more RAW and Primal than picking up a heavy stone. In this video I am completing a “Medley” of strongman stones and kegs onto a 48″ platform.
Technique: Just pick it up! Seriously, some pointers for lifting stones are: make sure you [...]
Incline Bench Press: Chest Exercise
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Main Muscle Worked: Chest
Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders
Equipment: Barbell
Mechanics Type: Compound
Tips: Set the incline bench at about a 45 degree angle. Sit on the bench with your feet flat on the floor a little more than shoulder width apart. Position your back firmly against the bench. Using a grip slightly wider than shoulder width, hold [...]
Blast Strap Push Ups: Chest Exercise
Saturday, April 26th, 2008This is a great variation on the push up exercise. I use “Blast Straps” in the video below, you can get these somewhere on the internet just search for em’. My athletes and fitness clients use this exercise on our upper body repetition or bodybuilding days. We usually perform this for high [...]
DB Swiss Ball Bench press - Chest Exercise
Friday, April 25th, 2008Main Muscle Worked: Chest
Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders
Equipment: Dumbbells, Swissball
Mechanics Type: Compound
Swiss Ball Dumbbell Press
You will need to purchase a heavy-duty Swiss ball for this exercise or hopefully your gym has one, they can usually be found in the Aerobics room. Lie on the Swiss ball with the shoulders and upper torso on [...]
Barbell Pushups - Chest Exercise
Friday, April 25th, 2008Main Muscle Worked: Chest
Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders
Equipment: Barbell
Mechanics Type: Compound
This is a good supplementary exercise to any of the barbell or dumbell chest exercises. This exercise works very good in high rep format from 20 and above for a good pump.
Key points to remember ar e to keep your elbows at 45 degree angles, [...]
Dumbell Floor Press - Chest Exercise
Friday, April 25th, 2008Main Muscle Worked: Chest
Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders
Equipment: Dumbells
Mechanics Type: Compound
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This one is a winner for many reasons:
It is a great lockout builder for the bench press.
It is great for those who have shoulder problems because of the limited range of motion and full shoulder stability (the floor is wider than a bench).
It [...]
Incline DB Bench - Chest Exercise
Friday, April 25th, 2008Main Muscle Worked: Chest
Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders
Equipment: Barbell
Mechanics Type: Compound
This can be used as an accessory exercise or as a max effort exercise using the repetition method. You can use a neutral (palms facing each other) grip or a pronated (palms facing away from you) grip. If you do use the latter, make sure [...]
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