abstract
| - Chest exercises work the pectoral muscle, the large fan-shaped muscle on the front of the chest. Exercises that work the chest can be broken into two basic motions: the press and the fly. The bench press is a classic chest exercise that utilizes the pressing motion. The dumbbell fly is a classic chest exercise that utlizes the fly motion. Within each major motion, the chest exercises can be altered to better work either the upper, middle, or lower chest. For example, the incline bench press best works the upper chest. The flat bench press best works the middle chest. The decline bench press best works the lower chest. The push ups are the best bodyweight chest exercise. Below is a list of chest exercises by motion and area of focus.
* Upper Chest: Incline barbell bench press, incline dumbbell press, and smith machine incline bench press
* Middle Chest: Bench press, dumbbell press, smith machine bench press, machine chest press, and push ups.
* Lower Chest: Decline barbell bench press, decline dumbbell press, and smith machine decline bench press
* Upper Chest: Incline dumbbell fly
* Middle Chest: Dumbbell fly, cable crossover, flat bench cable crossover, and machine fly
* Lower Chest: Decline dumbbell fly
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