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Leverage Decline Chest Press

Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the bottom of the pectorals at the beginning of the motion. Your chest and head should be up and your shoulder blades retracted. This will be your starting position.

Beginner

The movement

Leverage Decline Chest Press - Start
1. Start
Leverage Decline Chest Press - Press
2. Press
Leverage Decline Chest Press - Return
3. Return

About This Exercise

Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the bottom of the pectorals at the beginning of the motion. Your chest and head should be up and your shoulder blades retracted. This will be your starting position.

1Setup

Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the bottom of the pectorals at the beginning of the motion. Your chest and head should be up and your shoulder blades retracted. This will be your starting position.

2Execution

Press the handles forward by extending through the elbow. After a brief pause at the top, return the weight just above the start position, keeping tension on the muscles by not returning the weight to the stops until the set is complete.

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Muscles Worked

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How to programme it

Sets3
Default reps12
Rest60 sec
Movement patternPush
Movement typeCompound

Equipment