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Upper Body Building: Weights & Chest Press

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Summary: Work out with light weights if you are a beginning body builder. Get tips on doing chest presses from certified personal trainer in this free exercise video.

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By Destin Casimiro
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Destin Casimiro has been involved in strength training for over fifteen years. He has a first class certification with the N.F.P.T. National Federation of Professional Trainers. He...read more

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"Today as we go through the full body workout for each movement we do I'm going to show you at least two or three variations of each exercise. It's very important to understand the different types of repetition ranges that we have to work with. For those of you that have never done strength training before it's always best to work with a light weight where you're able to perform twenty to twenty-five reps without compromising your form. However, you want the load heavy enough where it would be somewhat strenuous on the last few repetitions. Ok. Once you get through that after working out a few different times, after a couple of weeks and you get through your initial muscle softness, it's good to move your weight, increase your weight where you're able to work in the twelve to fifteen repetition ranges. This will build muscle fiber and a lean physique. If you're looking to build size and strength then you want to throw some sets in of four to six rep ranges. Ok the first exercise we're going to do, we're going to do chest press using dumbbells here. This exercise works the muscle groups of the major pectorals, the secondary muscle groups being triceps. As you notice I have Kendra doing this exercise off the physio ball, exercise ball where she has her body parallel to the floor like this. Kendra's able to engage her quadriceps, hamstrings and gluts while working the chest muscles. Ok Kendra let's demonstrate this exercise. Proper breathing when doing strength training is you're always exhaling when you use the most resistance. In this exercise it will be when you're pushing the weights up and together. Very good form and technique is important when doing these exercises. You want to remember to keep your muscles engaged with a full range of motion. When Kendra comes down with her arms she isn't falling down she's keeping her muscles engaged through the full rep; very good."

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