Chest press strength equipment

Chest press

— an exercise to push the weight from chest level in the "forward" direction (if we take the vertical position of the body). It is an isolation exercise.

The chest press in the machines can be performed in two main ways. The first option is a barbell bench press when the load moves almost vertically. All Smith machines have this function (see "Product type"). However, the bench is not necessarily included in the equipment of such a machine, often it has to be installed separately. The second option provides a sitting (vertically or slightly tilted back) position for the athlete, and the working part of the machine has two levers connected to the load system. However, such an exercise is primarily aimed at developing the pectoralis major and minor muscles, although it involves the triceps and anterior deltas too.