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Summary: Build bigger pecs with chest presses using resistance band training; learn resistance band exercises for upper body muscles in this free video.

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Resistance Band Exercises: Chest Press

The next exercise I am going to show you is for your chest muscles. It is called the chest press. Now what you are going to need is a pole or a stable surface so that you can attach your tube. Once you find your surface, which is why I love doing these workouts outdoors because there is plenty of surfaces to attach the tubing to. You want to wrap it around the pole and make sure the tube has the same amount of resistance on both sides. From here you are going to take an over hand grip on the handles, and once again, the tube lays right on top of your elbows. You will step out with one foot and bend your knees slightly. From here the tube or the handle should be in line with your chest, no lower, no higher. We're working the chest muscles not the shoulders. From here you are going to press straight out. Think about working those chest muscles, those pecks, and keep your elbows bent at ninety degrees. They should not come past your body. It is not necessary. It just places more stress on your shoulders. So elbows in line with your shoulders, straight ahead, press out and back down to ninety degrees. Now you can increase the intensity by stepping out a little bit more. That will give you a little bit more resistance to work with, or you can use a heavier tube. I have the red tube, which is medium. You can increase to the black tube, blue tube or the purple tube, which usually are of heavier resistance. So once again, going over, keep those handles in line with your chest, elbows bent at ninety degrees, press straight out. Think about contracting the chest muscles and it is not necessary to bring the handles together. And you complete your set of how ever many repetitions you have in mind. Ten to fifteen or fifteen to twenty.

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