🏋️‍♂️ 17 chest exercises you need for power

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Ricky Goodrich
January 31, 2024

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Here’s what we’ve got for you today:

  • The only chest exercises you need

  • The world’s heaviest coffee mug?

  • A look at Hafthor Björnsson‘s Arnold prep

Exercise Tips

Unlock Your Treasure Chest

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We’ll go out on a limb and assume that you love training your chest. But are you sure you’re picking the right exercises to maximize your fitness routine?

Sure, you can just stick to the classic barbell bench press, but there is a world of other options at your disposal. You can dust the cobwebs off the incline press (although this requires lowering the weight) or ditch the rack altogether and grab some dumbbells. Or you can try something completely novel, like the incline dumbbell hex press.

Find 17 BarBend-approved chest exercises below and get pressing!

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Strongman

A Mighty Pull

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Hafthor Björnsson is returning to strongman at this year’s Arnold Classic, and he’s been ratcheting up the intensity in his prep leading up to the big day. Using the elephant bar, a piece of equipment made by Rogue specifically to handle the intense weights used at The Arnold, “The Mountain” recently pulled 440kg (969 pounds) during training, which you can watch in the video below.

Björnsson is no stranger to heavy deadlifts. With a world record of 501kg, he already surpassed strongman Rival Eddie Hall’s famous 500kg attempt in May 2020. He also holds the world record for the elephant bar (474kg) and hopes to match this feat when he sets foot on stage at a strongman contest for the first time in four years.

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