Strength training involves exercising our muscles by loading it with weights or other forces. Today, muscle group involved is the chest, pectoralis major. There are many exercises that challenge/load the chest muscles. Below are some examples that are readily known:
Using machines:
1. Chest press
2. Fly
3. Inclined chest press
Body weight:
1. Push ups (on the ground, a medicine ball, a fitball, a bosu ball, TRX band)
2. Dips (usually on a bench or a bar)
3. Fly (TRX band)
Free weights (medicine ball, bar, or dumbbell)
1. Chest press (on a bench, a platform, a fitball, or any other surface that may support the back)
2. Inclined chest press (usually on a bench)
3. Fly (any surface with back support)
It is recommended that a person who is just beginning to do strength training become familiar with using machines before venturing the free weights. Also, some of the exercises mentioned involving stability, such as fitball, require good core strength, so novice exercisers are not recommended to try them yet.
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