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 ...

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 ...

Developing bigger pectoral muscles, or "pecs," is one of the most common goals for anyone focused on building upper-body strength or improving their physique. After all, a strong, well-developed chest ...

When it comes to toning the upper body, the biceps and triceps may get all the love, but chest exercises shouldn’t be overlooked. Chest workouts offer a variety of benefits from building strength to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many lifters, chest day is a Monday ritual. For others, creating the perfect upper-body blend of strength, hypertrophy, ...

The chest is made up of the pectoralis major—split into clavicular (upper) and sternal (middle/lower) heads—and the smaller pectoralis minor, which stabilizes the scapula. While you can’t fully ...

Having well-defined pectorals, or “pecs” for short, is essential to a balanced body. A great chest definitely turns heads, but more importantly, it’s essential to making an athlete stronger for ...

Chest exercises that'll help you build strength and muscle mass include pin press and floor press. You can also throw in some plyo and deficit push-ups or stick to regular push-ups to start. Chest ...

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from continual pain to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your body to ...

So you’ve got yourself a gym membership or bought a set of home weights. Now what? With the sheer amount of confusing exercise advice out there, it can be hard to decide what to include in a weights ...