Incline Chest Press
Exercise Information
| Exercise Name: | Incline Chest Press |
| Resistance Band Type: | A resistance band with handles |
| Equipment Required: | |
| Body Parts Exercised: | Chest |
Exercise Procedure
Exercise Start Position
- Start in a straddle stance with your front leg bent and core activated with the middle of the resistance band under your back foot.
- Grasp a handle in each hand and bring the handles to your shoulder level. The length of the resistance band should be such that there is tension at this start position.
- Your elbow should be directly behind your hand (in line with the resistance band).
Exercise End Position
- Arms extended diagonally forward whilst maintaining the posture with which you started
Exercise Start Position
Exercise End Position
Action
- With your elbows directly behind your hands (in line with the resistance band), extend your arms diagonally forward until your arms are straight, without the elbows being locked.
- Return to the starting position and repeat.
Modification Options
- Vary the strength or length of the resistance band to increase/ decrease the difficulty of the exercise. Breathe out as you extend your arms and breathe in as you bend your arms.
- Perform the exercise slowly. Aim for 4-6 seconds per repetition.
- To change the difficulty of the exercise, use a weaker or stronger resistance band.
Technique Tips
- Breathe out as you extend your arms and breathe in as you bend your arms.
- Perform the exercise slowly. Aim for 4-6 seconds per repetition.
- To change the difficulty of the exercise, use a weaker or stronger resistance band.
Exercise Prescription
1-3 sets of up to 15 repetitions. Note that if you can do more than 15 repetitions of a particular exercise, you should increase the difficulty of that exercise. If you are performing multiple sets, you may do 2-3 sets of the one exercise before moving on to the next exercise or cycle through your whole program 2-3 times.
Up to 60 seconds rest between sets. The duration of rest will be dependent upon the intensity of the exercise for you.