Leverage Chest Press
How to do it
- Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the bottom or middle 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.
- Press the handles forward by extending through the elbow.
- 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.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Leverage Chest Press work?
- Mainly the chest, with help from the shoulders, triceps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Machine.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More chest exercises
- Butterfly
- Decline Smith Press
- Leverage Decline Chest Press
- Leverage Incline Chest Press
- Machine Bench Press
- Smith Machine Bench Press
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