Smith Machine Bench Chest Press
- Position a flat bench below the barbell of a Smith Machine.
- Lie on the bench face up and place your hands slightly outside of shoulder width on the barbell.
- Push the barbell up then immediately rotate it so the hooks turn out. Do not flare out your elbows.
- Slowly lower the barbell and pause just above your chest.
- Push the barbell back up to the starting position.
- Repeat the movement.
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Smith machine bench chest press is a gym work out exercise that targets chest and also involves abs and shoulders and triceps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Reverse grip barbell push ups / press ups, spiderman push-ups / pushups and incline dumbbell bench chest press are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as smith machine bench chest press. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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