On the quest to blow up your chest, you've likely done your fair share of bench pressing, sprinkling in both incline and decline variations along the way. But if you're benching your way into oblivion ...

Unlike many machines at the gym, the cable pulley has stood the test of time. That's because the cable pulley and cable crossover machines are some of the most versatile pieces of gym equipment, ...

Chest day is sacred. But if you're just benching and hoping for the best, you're leaving serious gains on the table. Your chest is a complex group that responds differently depending on the angle, ...

Flyes are exercises to strengthen the muscles of your upper body. The hand and arm move through an arc against resistance with the elbow at a fixed angle. Flyes are strength training exercises, and ...

Pull-ups, rows, presses and dips also train the arms. Combining compound and isolation exercises can create a more effective ...

Anthony J. Yeung, C.S.C.S. Most people default to traditional barbell bench presses for chest workouts. Eric Janicki recommends Smith machine incline press and incline cable fly for upper chest growth ...

WHEN YOU DO a heavyweight bench press—arguably the premier upper body-building exercise for lifters of all stripes—there are two muscles working in tandem to power the bar up to the top of each rep: ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. The major muscle in ...

You don’t necessarily need a bulky set of dumbbells to get the chest muscle activation you seek. Resistance band chest exercises are the surprising, sneaky way to inject some fire into basic chest ...

For fitness purposes we can roughly divide the body into three sections: the lower body (legs), the core (abs), and upper ...