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Originally Posted by Willravel
I may have sent you the wrong link, then....
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The link is great, it's just too much on my plate without specifying, which you did below.
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Honestly, I see machines as a good way to let stabilizers rest, but free weights are the way to go.
Here are the chest exercises I'm doing right now (or will be doing again tomorrow morning):
Incline Dumbbell Press
Barbell Bench Press
Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes
Pushups
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Can a dumbbell press be substituted for the barbell press? For some reason, I associate a barbell press requiring a spotter, and dumbbells not, but that might not be valid.
Do you feel that exercises you do provide a pretty thorough chest work out? It seems manageable, and I may just try it myself and use it if all goes well.
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I also like to lay on the flat bench and toss the 35 lb. medicine ball in the air until my arms get tired at the end of my chest workout. It makes sure that I've gotten all the exercising I can from my pecs and it's fantastic for stabilizers. Also it gives my trainer the giggles.
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I've never done anything with a medicine ball, but 35 pounds sounds way too heavy for me.. I'll likely give this a shot as well, but perhaps with a lighter ball.
Do you have a notebook that you keep track of your daily workouts in? I currently have a piece of paper that I wrote down the type of exercise and weight used, but I gather some keep very detailed logs of their progress, etc.