Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press

Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Barbell Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Same as the Decline Barbell Bench Press but with a wider grip. Watch The Video: Windows Media – MPEG – Video iPod

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Wide-Grip Barbell Bench Press

Exercise Data Main 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. Watch The [...]

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Wide Grip Decline Barbell Pullover

Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Barbell Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: As stated before, hitting the muscle from a different angle is invaluable for muscle growth. As a result, this exercise causes your chest to work through a different range of motion. Use a Barbell instead of a dumbbell [...]

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Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover

Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders, Lats Equipment: Dumbbell Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Lie on a bench, head at the end, with your feet flat on the floor. Start with your hands flat against the inside plate of the dumbbell at arms’ length above chest. Lower dumbbell in semicircular motion [...]

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Smith Machine Incline Bench Press

Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Machine Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Just like the Barbell Incline Bench Press but with a Smith Machine. Watch The Video: Windows Media – MPEG – Video iPod

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Smith Machine Bench Press

Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Machine Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Same as the Barbell Bench Press but with a Smith Machine. Watch The Video: Windows Media – MPEG – Video iPod

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Pushups

Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Body Only Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Kneel down on the floor and place your hands flat on the floor and slightly wider than shoulder width apart. With your shoulders directly over your hands, straighten your arms. Move your feet back, placing your toes [...]

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Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball

Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Exercise Ball Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: This is just like the normal Pushups but you put your lower shins on an exercise ball. This causes you to use more of your stabilizer muscles and gives you a better overall workout. Watch The Video: [...]

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Push-Ups With Feet Elevated

Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Body Only Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Kneel down on the floor and place your hands flat on the floor and slightly wider than shoulder width apart. With your shoulders directly over your hands, straighten your arms. Move your feet back, placing your toes [...]

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Push-Ups (Close and Wide Hand Positions)

Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Body Only Mechanics Type: Compound Tips: Same as the regular Push-Up but with your hands in a close or wide position, to work more of the inner or outer chest. Watch The Video: Windows Media – MPEG – Video iPod

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