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Chest Exercises
Learn all our Weight Training Exercises for the Chest Muscles and Add Immediately to your Next Chest Workout
Welcome to our Chest Exercises main page!
Here we’ve linked to all of our weight training exercises that target your pectorals: the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor. Each individual chest exercise page includes pictures, exercise instructions, and tips so you can immediately add to your next Chest Workout and other Weight Training Programs.
The Weight Training Exercises
Our list of weight lifting exercises for the chest muscles is divided below by equipment required resulting in the following sections for this muscle group:
- Chest Barbell Exercises
- Chest Body Weight Exercises
- Chest Cable Exercises
- Chest Dumbbell Exercises
- Chest Weight Machine Exercises
Continue reading to view each exercise or click on one of the links above to skip to a specific section.
Check out our list of the top five, Best Exercises for the Chest Muscles!
Barbell Chest Exercises
| Exercise Name |
Primary Muscle(s) |
Addl Equip. Required |
| Barbell Pullover | Chest, Lats, Shoulders, Triceps | Barbell, Flat Bench |
| Bench Press Exercise | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Barbell, Flat Bench |
| Decline Bench Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Barbell, Decline Bench |
| Incline Bench Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Barbell, Incline Bench |
| Wide Grip Bench Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Barbell, Flat Bench |
| Wide Grip Decline Bench | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Barbell, Decline Bench |
Check out all our Barbell Exercises divided by muscle group trained!
Body Weight Chest Exercises
| Exercise Name |
Primary Muscle(s) |
Addl Equip. Required |
| Biased Pushups | Chest, Core, Deltoids, Triceps, Upper Back | Bosu Ball |
| Chest Dip | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Parallel Bars or Dip Station |
| Exercise Ball Pushups | Chest, Core, Deltoids, Triceps, Upper Back | Exercise Ball |
| Pushups | Chest, Core, Deltoids, Triceps, Upper Back | N/A |
| Plyo Pushups | Chest, Core, Deltoids, Triceps, Upper Back | Medicine Ball |
| Tricep Pushups | Chest, Core, Deltoids, Triceps, Upper Back | N/A |
| Wide Chest Pushups | Chest, Core, Deltoids, Triceps, Upper Back | N/A |
Check out all our Body Weight Exercises divided by muscle group trained!
Cable Chest Exercises
| Exercise Name |
Primary Muscle(s) |
Addl Equip. Required |
| Cable Chest Flys | Chest | Cable, Flat Bench |
| Cable Crossover | Chest | Cable |
| Incline Cable Chest Flys | Chest | Cable, Incline Bench |
Check out all our Cable Exercises divided by muscle group trained!
Dumbbell Chest Exercises
| Exercise Name |
Primary Muscle(s) |
Addl Equip. Required |
| Chest Fly | Chest | Dumbbells, Incline Bench |
| Decline Dumbbell Flys | Chest | Dumbbells, Decline Bench |
| Decline Dumbbell Bench Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Dumbbells, Decline Bench |
| Dumbbell Bench Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Dumbbells, Flat Bench |
| Dumbbell Fly (One Arm) | Chest | Dumbbell, Flat Bench |
| Dumbbell Flys | Chest | Dumbbells, Flat Bench |
| Dumbbell Incline Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Dumbbells, Incline Bench |
| Dumbbell Pullover | Chest, Lats, Shoulders, Triceps | Dumbbell, Flat Bench |
| Hammer Grip Incline Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Dumbbells, Incline Bench |
| Incline Dumbbell Flys with a Twist | Chest | Dumbbells, Incline Bench |
| One Arm Bench Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Dumbbells, Flat Bench |
Check out all our Dumbbell Exercises divided by muscle group trained!
Weight Machine Exercises for the Chest Muscles
| Exercise Name |
Primary Muscle(s) |
Addl Equip. Required |
| Butterfly Exercise | Chest | Machine |
| Machine Bench Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Machine |
| Machine Decline Bench | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Machine |
| Machine Incline Bench | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Machine |
| Smith Machine Bench Press | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Smith Machine, Flat Bench |
| Smith Machine Incline | Chest, Deltoids, Triceps | Smith Machine, Incline Bench |
Related Pages:
Now that you’ve seen these upper body exercises, check out these related pages:
- Weight Training Exercises Main Page
- Best Chest Exercises
- Barbell Exercises / Body Weight Exercises / Cable Exercises/ Dumbbell Exercises
- Muscle Building Workouts and Strength Training Exercises
- Fat Loss Workouts and Fat Burning Exercisess
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