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Leverage Incline Chest Press

Works the chest. Helped by the shoulders and triceps.

Leverage Incline Chest Press, start position, with the working muscles highlighted
Start
Leverage Incline Chest Press, finish position, with the working muscles highlighted
Finish

Bright blue is the target muscle. Darker blue is helping. The app shows this as a moving demo.

Muscles worked

chestshoulderstriceps

How many reps

GoalReps per set
Strength3-6
Muscle size6-10
Endurance12-20+

Whatever the number, the set should end within a rep or two of the point where you could not do another with good form.

KitMachine
LevelBeginner

What to think about

How to do it

  1. Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the top of the pectorals at the beginning of the motion. Your chest and head should be up and your shoulder blades retracted. This will be your starting position.
  2. Press the handles forward by extending through the elbow.
  3. After a brief pause at the top, return the weight just above the start position, keeping tension on the muscles by not returning the weight to the stops until the set is complete.

Other exercises for the chest

Track it in LiftSets

Log Leverage Incline Chest Press with last time's numbers in front of you, a rest timer on your lock screen and a graph of your progress.

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