10 Feb 2010 @ 8:25 AM 
 

Strengthening The Chest With A Barbell

 

You can build your chest effectively using a barbell. Warm up exercises should be done before starting. If these exercises are not performed correctly, you could injure muscles or joints. For lifting the barbell, it might be a good idea to have a coach or trainer there to make sure you don’t injure yourself.

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Barbell Chest Press

With the barbell, keep your hands spread so they are a littler wider than the shoulders. With a little strain in your abdominal muscles, keep your shoulders on the bench and lift your chest up a little in the air. Straighten your elbows by pushing the barbell straight up. Now bring the barbell down with your arms in a square position. Keep repeating the activity for better results.   

Barbell Incline Chest Press

Find a bench that will decline to a thirty degree angle. A lot of the same procedures of the chest press are followed here. Keep the shoulders touched to the bench and with a little tightening of the stomach muscles, lift your chest in the air. Straighten your elbows by pushing the barbell straight up. Your elbows should be even with your shoulders when you bring the barbell down. Keep repeating the activity.

Declined Lift

With your feet in the footpad, lie back on the declined bench. Now grab a barbell with distance between your hands wider than your shoulder width. Now extend your arms out from the chest with the barbell in hands. Now bring down the barbell so that it is just a bit above your lower chest. Also, try to keep your arms at a forty-five degree angle with your chest while coming down. If your shoulder joints feel too much tension, your arms may be too far out. Now push the barbell up from your chest to its initial position. You may need the help of a trainer on this one. Be careful about putting too much strain on your joints and muscles because you could damage them.

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Last Edit: 10 Feb 2010 @ 08 25 AM

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