Lever Parallel Chest Press

Muscles involved

Chest

How to do it

1. Sit in a chest press machine with parallel handles. 2. Grip the handles with palms facing down and elbows elevated. 3. Push the handles forward, extending your arms as you exhale. 4. Return controllably to the starting position as you inhale.

Equipment required

Máquina de apalancamientoMáquina

Muscles worked

MaleFemale

Pectoralis major sternal headAnterior deltoidPectoralis major clavicular headTriceps brachii

Tips

- Keep your wrists in a neutral position during the press. - Push the handles in a parallel motion, contracting the pectoral. - Control the return, feeling the stretch in your chest.

Difficulty