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Lever Chest Press
Muscles involved
The lever chest press is a seated machine press. It is a safe, beginner-friendly way to build chest strength.
How to do it
- Sit in the machine with your back against the backrest and feet flat.
- Grip the levers with palms facing forward and elbows out.
- Push the levers, fully extending your arms as you exhale.
- Return controllably to the starting position as you inhale.
Equipment required
Muscles worked
Tips
- Keep your back fully supported against the backrest. - Push the levers by extending your arms, contracting your chest. - Control the return, feeling the stretch in the pectoral.
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Lever Chest Press: which muscles does it work?
Lever Chest Press mainly works: Chest. It also involves: Pectoralis major sternal head, Anterior deltoid, Pectoralis major clavicular head, Triceps brachii.
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