Chest muscles

This strength training exercise is an isolation exercise for the pectorals. To do this, we use a machine with two high pulleys connected to two handles. The intervention of the shoulder in the movement is reduced and that of the triceps almost zero. Generally, this finishing exercise is used to …

Dumbbell Bench Press is another version of the classic Barbell Bench Press. It also targets the whole of the pectorals but allows a more natural movement and of greater amplitude, and makes more use of the stabilizing muscles, like the big serrated ones. Performing with dumbbells is closer to the …

Decline Barbell Bench Press is a variant of the Barbell Bench Press performed on a declined bench. It allows focusing on the work of the middle and lower parts of the pectorals. Often considered a finishing exercise, the Decline Barbell Bench Press allows deepening work for the pectorals, the targeted …

This strength training exercise is a basic exercise that works the chest. The inclination of the bench places stress on the upper part of the pectorals but also on the anterior part of the deltoid (front of the shoulders). The more the bench is tilted, the more the shoulders will …

Here is an exercise that beginners in bodybuilding appreciate a lot: Pec Deck. This pectoral isolation exercise develops the middle part of the pectoralis major and usually ends the training routine, after the basic exercises. It allows us to have intense congestion — especially in long series — and excellent …

Lying on a bench, feet firmly on the ground, arms semi-tensed with a dumbbell in each hand, it is from a positioning arm apart (elbows bent) to bring the dumbbells over you (in the axis of the pectorals). We often hear several versions as to the proper way to execute …

Double bars, also known as dips, are a polyarticular weight training exercise designed primarily to develop the strength and volume of the triceps, pectorals, and shoulders (anterior deltoid). This exercise also involves to a lesser extent the dorsal, trapezius, lateral and posterior deltoids, and abdominals. They can be run in …

This popular bodybuilding exercise develops the chest. The Barbell Bench Press is a basic exercise that involves two joints (elbow and shoulder) and allows you to work the entire bust, not just the pectoral muscles. It is one of the movements used to assess the muscular strength of the upper …