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chest exercises
163 chest exercises, each with a moving demo. Search by name, or narrow them down by muscle and equipment.
- 163Exercises
- 2Muscles
- 16Kinds of equipment
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About chest exercises
Chest exercises train the pectorals, plus the serratus anterior on the side of your ribs. They power every push, from getting up off the floor to pressing a weight overhead.
All 163 chest exercises
163 exercises
Chest (pectorals) (158)
- archer push up
- assisted chest dip (kneeling)
- assisted seated pectoralis major stretch with stability ball
- assisted wide-grip chest dip (kneeling)
- band bench press
- band one arm twisting chest press
- barbell bench press
- barbell decline bench press
- barbell decline pullover
- barbell decline wide-grip press
- barbell front raise and pullover
- barbell guillotine bench press
- barbell incline bench press
- barbell reverse grip decline bench press
- barbell reverse grip incline bench press
- barbell wide bench press
- barbell wide reverse grip bench press
- behind head chest stretch
- cable bench press
- cable cross-over variation
- cable decline fly
- cable decline one arm press
- cable decline press
- cable incline bench press
- cable incline fly
- cable incline fly (on stability ball)
- cable low fly
- cable lying fly
- cable middle fly
- cable one arm decline chest fly
- cable one arm fly on exercise ball
- cable one arm incline fly on exercise ball
- cable one arm incline press
- cable one arm incline press on exercise ball
- cable one arm lateral bent-over
- cable one arm press on exercise ball
- cable press on exercise ball
- cable seated chest press
- cable standing fly
- cable standing up straight crossovers
- cable upper chest crossovers
- chest and front of shoulder stretch
- chest dip
- chest dip (on dip-pull-up cage)
- chest dip on straight bar
- chest stretch with exercise ball
- chest tap push-up (male)
- clap push up
- clock push-up
- decline push-up
- deep push up
- drop push up
- dumbbell around pullover
- dumbbell bench press
- dumbbell decline bench press
- dumbbell decline fly
- dumbbell decline hammer press
- dumbbell decline one arm fly
- dumbbell decline twist fly
- dumbbell fly
- dumbbell fly on exercise ball
- dumbbell incline alternate press
- dumbbell incline bench press
- dumbbell incline breeding
- dumbbell incline fly
- dumbbell incline fly on exercise ball
- dumbbell incline hammer press
- dumbbell incline one arm fly
- dumbbell incline one arm fly on exercise ball
- dumbbell incline one arm press
- dumbbell incline one arm press on exercise ball
- dumbbell incline palm-in press
- dumbbell incline press on exercise ball
- dumbbell incline twisted flyes
- dumbbell lying hammer press
- dumbbell lying one arm press
- dumbbell lying one arm press v. 2
- dumbbell lying pullover on exercise ball
- dumbbell one arm bench fly
- dumbbell one arm chest fly on exercise ball
- dumbbell one arm decline chest press
- dumbbell one arm fly on exercise ball
- dumbbell one arm incline chest press
- dumbbell one arm press on exercise ball
- dumbbell one arm pullover on exercise ball
- dumbbell one arm reverse grip press
- dumbbell one leg fly on exercise ball
- dumbbell press on exercise ball
- dumbbell pullover
- dumbbell pullover hip extension on exercise ball
- dumbbell pullover on exercise ball
- dumbbell reverse bench press
- dumbbell straight arm pullover
- dynamic chest stretch (male)
- exercise ball pike push up
- floor fly (with barbell)
- full planche push-up
- hands bike
- hyght dumbbell fly
- incline push up depth jump
- incline push-up
- incline push-up (on box)
- incline reverse grip push-up
- isometric chest squeeze
- isometric wipers
- kettlebell alternating press on floor
- kettlebell extended range one arm press on floor
- kettlebell one arm floor press
- kettlebell plyo push-up
- kneeling push-up (male)
- korean dips
- lever chest press
- lever chest press
- lever decline chest press
- lever incline chest press
- lever incline chest press v. 2
- lever seated fly
- lever standing chest press
- machine inner chest press
- medicine ball chest pass
- medicine ball chest push from 3 point stance
- medicine ball chest push multiple response
- medicine ball chest push single response
- medicine ball chest push with run release
- modified hindu push-up (male)
- plyo push up
- push and pull bodyweight
- push up on bosu ball
- push-up
- push-up (bosu ball)
- push-up (on stability ball)
- push-up (on stability ball)
- push-up (wall)
- push-up (wall) v. 2
- push-up medicine ball
- push-up plus
- raise single arm push-up
- resistance band seated chest press
- roller seated shoulder flexor depresor retractor
- roller seated single leg shoulder flexor depresor retractor
- shoulder tap push-up
- single arm push-up
- smith bench press
- smith decline bench press
- smith decline reverse-grip press
- smith incline bench press
- smith incline reverse-grip press
- smith machine reverse decline close grip bench press
- smith reverse-grip press
- smith wide grip bench press
- smith wide grip decline bench press
- superman push-up
- suspended push-up
- weighted drop push up
- weighted straight bar dip
- weighted svend press
- wide hand push up
- wide-grip chest dip on high parallel bars
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Questions, answered
How many chest exercises are there?
The AltF Fitness library has 163 chest exercises, each with an animated demo, the muscle it targets and the equipment it needs.
Which muscles do chest exercises work?
They target the chest (pectorals) and serratus anterior. Each muscle has its own page listing every exercise for it.
What are good chest exercises for beginners?
Beginner-friendly picks include assisted chest dip (kneeling), assisted seated pectoralis major stretch with stability ball and assisted wide-grip chest dip (kneeling). Start light, learn the movement, then add reps or load.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is general fitness information for healthy adults. If you have pain, an injury or a health condition, check with a doctor or physiotherapist first.
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