Chest Exercises

Chest Muscle (Pectorals): The pectoralis major, a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest (anterior) of the body. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast in the female. Underneath the pectoralis major is the pectoralis minor, a thin, triangular muscle.

Building chest muscle is not that difficult, if you work on the right kind of exercise. A well developed chest will make your upper body look better. Chest muscles can make you look more powerful and confident.

Chest Exercises:

Below is the list of chest exercises with Dumbbells :

Bench Press	Around The World
Incline Shoulder Raise	Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
Pullover	One-Arm Flat Bench Dumbbell Fly’s
Dumbbell Fly	One Arm Dumbbell Bench Press
Decline Fly	Incline Dumbbell Press
Decline Bench Press	Incline Dumbbell Fly’s – With A Twist
Incline Dumbbell Fly’s	Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing
Hammer Grip Incline DB Bench Press	Dumbbell Fly’s
Dumbbell Bench Press	Decline Dumbbell Fly’s
Decline Dumbbell Bench Press	Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover

Below is the list of chest exercises with cables :

Cable Crossover	Flat Bench Cable Fly’s
One Arm Incline Push	Incline Shoulder Raise
Incline Chest Press	Incline Bench Press
Twisting Standing Chest Press	Decline Chest Press
Decline Standing Chest Press	Twisting Chest Press
Standing Chest Press	One Arm Chest Press
Standing Fly	Seated Fly
Lying Fly	Decline Fly
Chest Dips	Incline Cable Fly

Below is the list of chest exercises with Barbells :

Barbell Bench Press – Medium Grip	Incline Bench Press
Bench Press With Chains	Guillotine Bench Press
Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise	Barbell Incline Bench Press – Medium Grip
Power Lift	Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pullover
Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press	Neck Press
Front Raise And Pullover	Decline Barbell Bench Press

Below is the list of chest exercises using body :

Isometric Chest Squeezes	Chest Dip (Assisted)
Rotation Press Up	Three Point Press Up
Step Up Press Up	Staggered Press Up
Superman Push up
Diamond Press up	One Handed Press Up
Push ups	Push-Ups With Feet Elevated

Below is the list of chest exercises with machines :

Butterfly	Incline Bench Press
Decline Bench Press	Bench Press
Pec Deck Fly	Lying Fly
Decline Fly	Bent-over Fly (iron cross)
Flies	Wide Grip Chest Press
Decline Chest Press	Chest Press
Chest Dip
Smith Machine Incline Bench Press	Smith Machine Bench Press
Machine Bench Press

Below is the list of chest exercises with Kettle bell :

Alternating Floor Press	Plyo Kettlebell Pushups
One-Arm Kettle bell Floor Press	Leg-Over Floor Press
Extended Range One-Arm Kettle bell Floor Press

Below is the list of chest exercises with Swiss ball :

Chest Stretch on Stability Ball	Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball
Downward Facing Balance

See more information on chest muscle exercises below…

muscle chest male

Push up is the first and the primary exercise & movement to build the chest muscles. Fly machine exercises and bench exercises are best exercises for building chest muscles and to have well-muscled chest and excellent appearance.

Use different modalities of these exercises like different angles are good, so continue flat, incline and decline movements.

Allow your body to recover and build muscles by taking rest-make sure at least 7 hours of sleep. Working out the same muscle everyday will do you no good. Do not strain yourself too much.

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