Chest Exercise Guides – Photos and Instructions for Big Pecs
The chest muscles are made up of the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor. The pectoralis major is the bigger of the two and spans most of the clavicle and sternum and attaches to the upper arm. It has several important functions at the shoulder: flexion, adduction (towards body), and medial (inward) rotation. The pectoralis minor is a thin triangular muscle that lies beneath the pectoralis major and is responsible for similar functions. Your chest is helpful in contact sports that require a lot of pushing such as football and rugby.
Upper Chest Exercises:
- Incline Barbell Bench Press
- Incline Bench Cable Flyes
- Incline Dumbbell Flyes
- Incline Supinating Dumbbell Flyes
- Incline Bench Dumbbell Press
- Hammer Grip Incline Dumbbell Press
- Declined Push Ups
- Smith Machine Incline Bench Press
- Exercise Ball Inclined Pushups
Middle Chest Exercises:
- Barbell Bench Press
- Barbell Pullovers
- Dumbbell Pullovers
- Pec Deck Butterflys
- Cable Crossovers
- Close Grip Barbell Bench Press
- Dips
- Flat Bench Dumbbell Press
- Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes
- Flat Bench Cable Flyes
- Isometric Chest Presses
- Machine Bench Press
- Single Arm Dumbbell Flyes
- Narrow Grip Push Ups
- Push Ups
- Smith Machine Bench Press
- Wide Grip Barbell Bench Press
- FreeMotion Cable Crossovers
- Medicine Ball One Arm Pushups
Lower Chest Exercises:
- Decline Barbell Bench Press
- Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
- Decline Dumbbell Flyes
- Exercise Ball Push Ups
- Wide Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press
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One Arm Lying Rear Deltoid Raise – Shoulder Exercise Guide
Exercise Advice: Lie on your left side on a flat bench
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Incline Angled Dumbbell Curls – Biceps Exercise Guide
Muscles Targeted: Incline angle dumbbell curls target
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Flat Bench Dumbbell Press – Chest Exercise Guide with Photos
Exercise Advice: Lie flat on your back on a free-stand
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Front Deltoid Raises – Elastic Bands Exercise Guide with Photos
Exercise Advice: Using an elastic exercise band, grab
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Incline One Arm Deltoid Lateral Raise – Exercise Guide
Exercise Advice: Lie on your right side on an incline
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Chest Flys Using a Door – Elastic Bands Exercise Guide
Exercise Advice: Wrap the exercise band to a door knob
- DON'T MISS
- Standing Hamstring – Stretching Exercise Guide with Photos
- Double Arm Swing Squats – Kettlebell Exercise Guide with Photos
- Decline EZ Bar Extensions – Triceps Exercise Guide
- Aroma of Pumpkin Pie Without the Pumpkin Pie
- Cat Stretch – Stretching Exercise Guide with Photos
- Smith Machine Deltoid Press – Shoulder Exercise Guide
- The Skinny On Fats
- Chest Press with Elastic Bands – Exercise Ball Guide
- Leg Slide – Pilates Exercise Guide with Photos
- Spinal Twist – Stretching Exercise Guide with Photos
