Weight Training Workout: Chest Day

Weight Training Workout: Chest Day

This weight training workout was designed to help you build chest strength and improve chest muscular aesthetics by combining dumbbell training and calisthenics. This workout includes six different exercises that will challenge your chest muscles at different angles. If your goal is to build strength, follow the strength training protocol or if your goal is to improve muscular aesthetics, follow the muscular hypertrophy protocol. Alternate this chest day workout between other muscle group sessions. Follow each protocol for 4-6 weeks and then change the training protocol to prevent a plateau.

Who's This For?

Suitable for all levels

Weight Training Workout Chest Day Benefits:

Improve muscular strength and muscular aesthetics in the chest muscles

Workout Implementation:

To maintain balance between all other training practices, it’s recommended to complete a weight training workout at least 3-4x/week.

Training Equipment:

Dumbbells

Plyobox or elevated platform

Strength Training Workout Details:

Complete 1-6 repetitions | 2-6 sets | rest 2-5 minutes between each set.

Muscular Hypertrophy Training Workout Details:

Complete 6-12 repetitions | 3-6 sets | rest 60-90 sec. between each set.

Warm Up:

Complete a 5 minute warm up or complete Initial Mile's Total Body Warm Up.

Cool Down:

Complete a 5 minute cool down or complete Initial Mile's Chi Flow Yoga Routine.

Weight Training Workout Chest Day:

Exercise 1: Dumbbell Chest Press

Exercise 2: Archer Push Up

Exercise 3: Incline Push Up

Exercise 4: Decline Push Up

Exercise 5: Pseudo Planche Push Up

Exercise 6: Push Up Hold

Exercise Alternatives:

If regression is required or equipment is limited, below are some alternative exercises:

Archer Push Up > Wide Arm Push Up

Pseudo Planche Push Up > Narrow Push Up

Push Up Hold > Straight Arm Plank Hold

Training Notes:

• Utilize heavy to medium weight for hypertrophy training and heavy weight for strength training goals.

• Follow the specific tempo count provided for each weight training goal.

• Hypertrophy tempo includes a 3 second concentric phase, 1 second hold at the peak and a 2 second eccentric phase.

• Strength training tempo includes a 1 second concentric phase, 0 second hold at the peak and a 2 second eccentric phase.

  
  

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