Get Up And Do Something: What exercise is best for your chest?

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What exercise is best for your chest? Nov 27th 2012, 11:40 An independent study commissioned by the American Council on Exercise has found that barbell bench press, the pec deck machine and bent-forward cable crossovers are the most effective exercises for targeting the major muscles of the chest. The study, conducted by a team of exercise scientists at the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, sought to determine which one of the most common strength-training exercises for the chest is most effective. "We took nine of the most common chest exercises performed by men and women, and tested which one elicited the highest level of muscle activation," said American Council on Exercise Chief Science Officer Cedric Bryant. "Three exercises (barbell bench press, the pec deck machine and cable crossovers) were far and away the winners in terms of chest muscle activation."

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