The chest is made up of two muscles that work together to make the chest function. The muscle are the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor. Basically, the pectoralis minor is located directly underneath the pectoralis major. Overall, these chest muscles start at the clavicle and insert at the sternum and the armpit area (humerous).
The three different functions of the chest muscles are the side arm pitching motion, the ability to bring your arm up and down at your sides, and the classic arm wresting motion.
Though the chest is made up of one single mass of muscle, it should be trained like it was broken into 3 parts. The upper, middle and lower portions of the chest are stimulated best from changing the angle in which you execute the exercise.
The upper chest is best stimulated from exercises done on a 45 degree incline bench. The middle chest is best stimulated from exercises done on a flat bench, and the lower chest is best stimulated from exercises done on a 45 degree decline bench.
The exercises I recommend may look simple, but it is good for beginners to start with these exercises. For those who are going to the gym often can increase the intensity of these exercises, decrease rest time.
Exercise 1 - Barbell Bench Press (3 sets of 10 reps)
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Exercise 2 - Incline Dumbbell Press (3 sets of 10 reps)
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Exercise 3 - Flat Dumbbell Fly (3 sets of 10 reps)
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Exercise 4 - Dips (3 sets to failure)
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Exercise 5 - Push-up (100 reps)
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