Machine Chest Press
How to do it
- Set the seat so the handles line up with your mid-chest.
- Sit back with your shoulder blades against the pad, feet flat.
- Press the handles out until your arms are straight.
- Return under control until you feel a stretch, without letting the weight stack touch down.
- Nothing to balance, so this is the safest way to push a hard set on your own.
Muscles it trains
Percent of one session's target for that muscle. Anything at 100% finishes that muscle on its own.
- Chest 95%
- Triceps 45%
- Front delts 30%
Other ways to train this
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Barbell Bench Press
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Dumbbell Bench Press
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Incline Dumbbell Press
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Chest Dips
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Push-Ups
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Incline Barbell Press
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Dumbbell Floor Press
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Kettlebell Floor Press
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Band Chest Press
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Decline Push-Ups
Photos and form cues from free-exercise-db, released into the public domain.
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