| Build your chest with these effective exercises using a | | | | grab the barbell and push it up so that your elbows are |
| barbell. But before you start doing all these heavy | | | | straight. Now bring down the barbell so that your |
| workouts, do some warm up exercises. Perform | | | | elbows are parallel to your shoulders and then push |
| these exercises correctly and be careful not to injure | | | | back the barbell up in the air. Keep repeating the |
| your muscles or any joint. In many cases you might | | | | activity. |
| even need a coach or a trainee to guide you, so that | | | | Barbell Decline Chest Press - Lie back on a decline |
| you don't injure yourself or lift the barbell while you lift | | | | bench press and place your feet in the footpad. Now |
| up. | | | | grab a barbell with distance between your hands |
| Barbell Chest Press - Lie back on a bench and grab a | | | | wider than your shoulder width. Lift the barbell up so it |
| barbell with your hands with distance between them | | | | is an arms distance from your chest. Now bring down |
| wider than your shoulder width. Make sure that your | | | | the barbell so that it is just a bit above your lower |
| shoulders are on the bench and your chest is a little up | | | | chest. While bringing down keep your elbows in such a |
| and your abdominal muscles strained. Push up the | | | | way so that your arms make a 45 degree angle with |
| barbell to ensure that your elbows are straight. Now | | | | your chest. |
| bring the barbell down and stop when your elbow | | | | If your let your arms get farther then you will be putting |
| joints are parallel to your shoulders. Keep repeating the | | | | a lot of stress on your shoulder joints. Now push the |
| activity for better results. | | | | barbell up from your chest to its initial position. This time |
| Barbell Incline Chest Press - Lie back on a bench, | | | | you might need the help of your trainee. Don't put |
| inclined at a 30 degree angle. The exercise is similar to | | | | much stress if you are unable to do it because in the |
| chest press. Your shoulders should be down on the | | | | process you might damage your joints or musles. |
| bench and chest up with tight abdominal muscles. Now | | | | |