4 Exercises to Work Your Chest

Incline Dumbbell Press


Preparation


Lie on the Incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand and your feet flat on the floor.

Movement


Push the dumbbells up so that your arms are directly over your shoulders and your palms are up.

Pull your abdominals in, and tilt your chin toward your chest.



Flat Bench Dumbbell Press


Preparation


Lie on the bench with a dumbbell in each hand and your feet flat on the floor.

Movement


Push the dumbbells up so that your arms are directly over your shoulders and your palms are up.

Pull your abdominals in, and tilt your chin toward your chest.



Cable Flys


Preparation


Attach handles to the higher pulleys of both cable machines and stand between the two machines with your legs and waist slightly bent.

Grip the handles of the pulleys with your palms facing down and your arms out to your sides.

Movement


slowly pull the handles down towards the floor, focusing on using your chest until they touch or cross over in front of you.

Hold this position for a moment then slowly return to the starting position.


Dips


Preparation 


Grab the bars and jump up. Balance yourself with locked elbows. 


Movement


Lower your body by bending your arms. Lean your torso slightly forward. 

Go down until your shoulders are below your elbows at the bottom. 

Lift your body back up to the starting position by straightening your arms.