The barbell bench press is a fundamental compound movement that develops overall chest strength and size while engaging the triceps and shoulders. It’s ideal for building pressing power and serves as a core lift for strength and hypertrophy programs.
Barbell
Incline Barbell Bench Press
Targets the upper chest, helping to increase chest fullness and definition.
Dumbbells
Dumbbell Bench Press
Dumbbells allow for greater range of motion and increased stabilizer activation compared to a barbell, improving chest hypertrophy and muscle symmetry.
Dumbbells
Incline Dumbbell Press
The incline dumbbell press focuses on the upper chest, improving fullness and definition. It also enhances stabilizer engagement due to the independent movement of the dumbbells.
Dip Bars
Dips (Chest Focus)
Dips develop pressing strength while emphasizing the lower chest and triceps. They also improve body control and shoulder mobility.
Bodyweight
Push-Ups
A foundational bodyweight movement that builds chest endurance, strength, and stability.
Cable Machine
Cable Fly (Chest Fly)
Isolates the chest muscles while keeping constant tension for better muscle activation.
Precor Chest Press Machine
Precor Machine Chest Press
The Precor Machine Chest Press is a stable pressing movement designed to provide controlled resistance, reducing injury risk while effectively targeting the chest, triceps, and shoulders.
Precor Pec Deck Machine
Pec Deck Machine (Chest Fly)
The Precor Pec Deck Fly is an isolation exercise that specifically targets the chest muscles by minimizing assistancefrom the shoulders and triceps
