Showing posts with label Chest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chest. Show all posts

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Chest Exercises: With A Bench And Some Dumbbells

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Dumbbell Chest Press

  • Targets chest and triceps muscles
Directions:
1. Pick out the weight you would like to press.
2. Lie flat on your back with your feet flat on the floor.
3. Make sure your shoulder blades are touching the bench and you chest is protruding out
4. Keep the dumbbells perpendicular to your body and extend your arms upward.
5. Lower your arms down and squeeze your chest muscles to lift your arms to starting position. Then, repeat.




Incline Dumbbell Chest Press

  • Targets upper chest, front shoulders, and triceps                                                                   

Directions:
1. Pick out desired weight and lie back in an incline position.
2. Lift the dumbbells to shoulder position with palms facing forward.
3. Lower the dumbbells to your side and then push them up to were your arms are extended in a parallel position.
4. Lower the dumbbells back to the starting position and repeat.


















Decline Dumbbell Chest Press

  • Targets upper and lower chest, front shoulders, and triceps
Directions:
1. Pick your desired weight and sit on a decline bench.
2. With you feet secure in a leg brace, lie back and position the dumbbells on the sides of your chest.
3. Push the dumbbells upward with the arms fully extended and parallel.
4. Lower the dumbbells back to starting position and repeat




















Thursday, January 14, 2010

Exercises With Just A Mat: Chest, Back, and Abdominal Exercises


Diamond Push-up

  • Works out the center part of Chest, Triceps, Shoulders, & Core.




Superman (Upper Only)
  • Works out Upper, Mid, & Lower Back
  • Glutes



Side Plank Twist
  • Works out Obliques, Shoulders, Inner & Outer Thigh







Friday, September 18, 2009

Muscle building Chest and Back Workout





Chest
3 - 4 Sets

Chest press machine
8 - 10 reps (heavy weight)

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Incline dumbbell chest press
10 - 12 reps (medium weight)


Fly machine
12 - 15 reps (light - medium weight)
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Dips
8 - 12 reps (body weight)
Image Credits: munfitnessblog.com

Back
3 - 4 sets

Wide-grip seated row
8 - 10 reps (heavy weight)
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Reverse-grip lat pulldown
10 - 12 reps (medium weight)

Bent-over dumbbell row
8 - 10 reps (heavy weight)
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Superman
45 sec - 1 min hold
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Friday, September 11, 2009

Chest and Back Superset Workout


Chest and Back Supersets:

3 - 4 Sets
Body Weight Exercises: 15 - 20 reps
Weighted Exercises: 10 - 12 reps

Push-ups


Lat Pulldown

Incline push-ups


Bent-over barbell row (over-hand grip)
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Decline push-ups



Straight-arm pulldown
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Diamond push-up

Back extension (floor)



Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Back and Chest Superset Workout



Workout 1:
3 - 4 sets
10 - 15 reps

Chest dips


Spider push ups

image credits: www.womenshealthmag.com

Bent over row with straight bar

image credits: gtafitness.com

Cable pull-through with rope

image credits: www.menshealth.com


Workout 2


Assisted wide-gripped pull up

image credits: www.bpmfitness.co.nz

Wide-gripped seated cable row

image credits: www.menshealth.co.uk


Iso-lateral chest press

Image Credits: thebankathleticclub.com

image credits: thebankathleticclub.com

Diamond pushups

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Chest and Back Workout: Body Weight and Cable Pulley Exercises

Body Weight and Cable Pulley Exercises

1. Close grip Push-ups (Tricep Push-ups)
Targets: Chest, Triceps, and Core



Inclined Push-ups
Targets: Lower Chest, Arms, and Core



Declined Push-ups
Targets: Upper Chest, Shoulders, Arms, and Core



Cable Flys (Lower)
Targets: Lower and Middle Chest and Arms


Lat Pulldown: Wide Grip
Targets: Upper Lats, Traps and Biceps

Seated Cable Row
Targets: Mid Lats and Biceps

Straight Arm Pulldown
Targets: Upper Lats, Lower Chest, and Biceps
Image credits: workoutlabs.com

Image credits: mensfitness.co.uk

Back Extensions
Targets: Mid and Lower Back with Glutes

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