The Best and Worst Chest Exercises, According to a Trainer originally appeared on Men's Fitness. Chest day is sacred. But if you’re just benching and hoping for the best, you’re leaving serious gains ...

Performing chest exercises, such as push-ups and bench presses, can help increase the strength and definition of your chest muscles. The chest muscles could be considered a defining part of strength ...

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 ...

Your chest is composed of two muscle groups: the pectoralis major and a smaller, deeper group called the pectoralis minor. Changing the angle of your body during classic chest exercises can challenge ...

1. You're most likely to rupture your chest muscles in your 20s and 30s. Chalk it up to ego. Tears in the pectoralis major -- your largest chest muscle -- typically occur in men trying to bench-press ...

Chest workouts can look (and feel) so similar that constituent exercises are often just called ‘chest exercises’, without any differentiation about specific muscle groups that each exercise hits. This ...