Seated Cable Chest Press

Muscle Used: Chest

How To Do It:

• Adjust seat so that handles are in the middle of your chest.
• Select the appropriate weight.
• Your feet should be shoulder-width apart and your toes pointing forward. Your knees should be bent and in line with your feet.
• Draw in the belly button and maintain proper posture throughout the entire exercise.
• Press your hands away from by fully extending your arms. Your hands should come close together but not touch.
• Hold and then lower your hands to the starting position.

How Many To Do:

• general fitness improvement: lift enough to reach muscle fatigue with 12-25 reps.  Complete 1-3 sets.
• muscle gain: lift enough to reach muscle fatigue with 6-15 reps.  Complete 1-3 sets.

Did You Know...?

• Avoid letting your head move forward during the exercise. This places pressure on the discs in your neck.
• A great complimentary exercise is one for the rotator cuff (a small stabilizing muscle located in the shoulder joint). Many peoples chest workouts suffer from weak rotator cuffs. A great exercise for the rotator cuffs is the standing dumbbell lateral raise.

Additional Information:

To avoid reaching a plateau, change exercises every couple weeks. For other exercises and variations, ask a trainer in the club!

Our Personal Training staff can build a custom routine designed to help you reach your goals quickly and safely.