(Primary muscles: inner and outer pectorals) Adjust the seat pad so your arms align roughly with your shoulders after you reach out and grasp the two handles. Plant your feet shoulder width apart. Keeping your elbows only slightly bent throughout, pull the handles together in an arc, slowly and under control. Hold for a second or two, squeezing your pectorals. … Read More

(Primary muscles: upper pectoral muscles, anterior deltoids and triceps) Grasp two dumbbells and sit back on the seat of an incline bench with the weights resting on the ends of the knees. Rock backward onto the padded surface of the bench, simultaneously bringing the weights to shoulder level. Press the weights to straight arms\’ length directly above your shoulders and … Read More

(Primary muscles: upper pectoral muscles and anterior deltoids) Grasp two moderately light dumbbells and lie back on the incline bench. Rotate the wrists so the palms are facing each other. Bend the arms about 10 degrees. Keep your arms rounded as you lower the dumbbells downward and outward in a semicircular arc until they are below the level of your … Read More

The stability ball is a great addition to your workout because as you perform your strengthening exercises the trunk musculature is simultaneously working to balance and stabilize the body. Exercising with a stability ball also demands concentration, which is important when playing a game requiring mental focus, such as golf. To begin this exercise lie flat with your back on … Read More

(Primary muscles: lower-outer pectorals, anterior-medial deltoids and triceps) Grasp two dumbbells and sit at the high end of a decline bench with your lower legs wedged beneath the restraint bars. Rest the dumbbells on the ends of your knees. Lie back on the angled surface of the bench, simultaneously bringing the weights to a position at straight arms\’ length. Rotate … Read More

Grasp the bars so the palms are facing each other. Jump up to support yourself at straight arms length above the bars, your torso hanging down from your shoulders. Bend your legs at 90-degree angles, cross your ankles, place your chin on your chest, and angle your torso forward, hips to the rear. Keeping your torso at an incline, slowly … Read More

(Primary muscles: lower-outer pectorals) Grasp two moderately light dumbbells and sit at the end of the decline bench. Hook your feet under the restraint bar at the foot of the bench and lie back on the decline bench, while simultaneously bringing the weights to a position supported at straight arms\’ length directly above the shoulders. Rotate the wrists so the … Read More

(Primary muscles: pectorals, serratus anterior, and latissimus dorsi) Place dumbbell on end of flat exercise bench. Lie across the bench with only the upper back and shoulders in contact with it. Your feet should be set at shoulder width apart. Reach to the side and place the palms of your hands against the underside of the upper set of the … Read More