đ„HOW TO CHEST EXERCISESÂ
â  The complaint people have about the bench press is that it hurts their shoulders. Getting around this problem can be as simple as flipping your hands around on the bar. â  The reverse-grip (palms-up) bench press takes pressure off your shoulders while still working your pecs, and targets your triceps to an even greater degree than standard bench presses allow.
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- â  When to do it: Early in your upper-body workout
- â Â What it hits:Â Pecs, triceps
- â Â How much to do:Â 3â4 sets, 8â10 reps
đšÂ HOW TO: REVERSE-GRIP BENCH PRESS
- Lying on a flat bench, grasp the bar with a supinated (reverse) grip, hands shoulder-width apart, and thumbs around the bar.
- Press the bar back up to the start position in a slight backward arc without letting your elbows flare out.
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- Donât lock out your elbows at the top of the rep; keep a bend in your arms, maintaining control of the weight at all times.
- With your elbows tucked in close to your sides, slowly lower the bar down to your lower pecs, and touch down softly.
- Press the bar back up to the start position in a slight backward arc without letting your elbows flare out.
- Donât lock out your elbows at the top of the rep; keep a bend in your arms, maintaining control of the weight at all times.
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