Standing Chest Press

Teaching Points

• Attach the centre of the band to a stationary oblect and hold one end in each hand
  
  
• Stand with your back to the attachment, elbows bent and shoulders abducted to 90 degrees (upper arm level with shoulder) so that your hands are next to your chest
  
  
• Push forwards and straighten your arms out in front of you
  
  
• Slowly return to the starting position

Muscles Worked

• Pectoralis Major
  
  
• Pectoralis Minor
  
  
• Anterior fibres of Deltoid

Alternative exercises

• Pec fly with a resistance band
  
  
• Chest press with dumbbells
  
  
• Chest press resistance machine

Related Injuries

• Pectoral strains