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Bench
Press - db
- Lie on back on a flat bench with feet up on bench.
- Grasp one dumbbell (db) in each hand, palms facing forward, elbows bent, db just to the
side of your shoulders.
- Press the db up by straightening, but not hyperextending your arms.
- At the top of the movement, the db should be over your chest. Tap db together.
- Do Not Allow elbows to lower past the level of the bench.
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Bench
Press - Smith
- Lie on back on a flat bench with feet up on bench.
- Grasp bar with your hands slightly wider thatn shoulder width, palms facing forward,
elbows bent.
- Press the bar straight up by straightening, but not hyperextending your arms.
- Do Not Arch Your Back!
- Keep elbows in line with shoulders.
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Chest Press -
Machine
- Sit in seat and line up handles with nipple line.
- Use foot bar, if available, and push forward to bring handles to you.
- Begin with elbows in line with your spine, and straighten arms forward.
- Do Not hyperextend arms or allow shoulders to come off seat.
- Lower arms back, Do Not Allow elbows to go behind seat - keep in line with seat.
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Push-Up
- Begin on the floor on all fours
- Keep hands directly under your shoulders and lift knees off the floor
- Make your body as stiff as a board, keeping your butt down and your abdominals tight
- Bend elbows and lower body until chest is 2 inches from the floor
- Straighten arms and begin again.
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Ball Push-Up
- Kneel behind ball with chest on ball and hands on floor.
- Walk out on hands letting the ball roll down body and legs as far as strength/balance
allows.
- Keep spine in straight and butt tucked under
- Bend elbows and lower body until elbows are at 90 degrees
- Push body up by straightening arms.
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Chest
Fly - Machine
- Sit in machine and adjust seat so that your elbows are at 90 degrees when your forearms
are on pads.
- Squeeze your chest muscles by bringing your elbows together.
- Allow arms to slowly open so that elbows are in line with your body.
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Chest
Fly - Dumbbells
- Lie on back on a bench or floor
- Start with arms positioned over chest with elbows slightly bent and palms facing each
other
- Slowly, lower your arms to the sides until they are in line with your chest, or parallel
with bench
- Return to starting position
- Do not allow back to arch or hands to fall below chest level.
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