5 Chest Exercises You Should Be Doing | 2023 Update

Reviewing some of my older content to see if I still agree with the top 5 exercises you should be doing for chest.

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[Gohast]

Great idea for a series. Please keep releasing them!

[lasserahbek]

Updated - 5 best chest exercises:
- Incline barbell press
- Any dumbell press
- Seated upright bench fly
- Any machine press
- Any peck deck fly

"If you can just get extremely good at executing these exercises properly, then i'll see no reason why would struggle to grow your chest"

[FrischesG]

1. Incline Barbell Benchpress
2. Dumbell Press (anywhere from flat up to 45°)
3. Seated Upright Cable Fly (varying between cable machines with the towers closer together and wider apart)
4. Different Pressing Machines
5. Pec Deck or Pec Fly Machine

[WPJ]

If there was ever a video title you can trust, it's this one

[gigachadmum]

I’ve watched so many different fitness influencers, Greg doucete, mind pump tv, Jeremy ethier and scott Herman fitness, cause I’ve never felt my chest working that well cause my shoulders and triceps would be doing the work but I’ve been binge watching mike’s form vids and my chest connection so much better and i hope my chest will get my bigger!

[somericesomechicken]

This is a great concept for a new series mike. Good job!

[TypicallyUniqueOfficial]

1) I think the weighted dip is hands down the best chest builder. It hits the chest in the intended angle it was designed to move it.

2) The DB Barrel Press / Press Fly is a great semi compound semi isolating that allows you to get a great stretch and full development of the pecs.

3) The low to high cable fly perfectly hits the upper chest and does an even better job of incline presses.

4) The push-up is one of the most underrated chest builders and finishers simply because people think of it as a beginner level exercise, but you can do deficit pushups to get the most gnarly pump.

5) The flat barbel Bench is still one of the best chest builders, and if you perform it correctly it’s no more injury prone than an incline bench.

[svpbond]

That's the old video was gold, and that's when strated watching your channel. Loved it.

[burb]

I started watching your content way back then and loved it. Clear, concise right to the point. Always the strong emphasis on form.

[steele]

Out of all the videos Mike created, this is one of them

[markmagness]

My favorite chest exercise is cable flys for sure, just learned it and started incorporating it in my workouts and made an enormous difference

[henryinnes]

Really useful content Mike. More of this please! I can't get learn and get massive watching you at a boat party in Dubai unfortunately.

[kylereece]

This LookBack over your OG Videos is a very interesting idea. For lads like me who discovered your channel at that time, this is a cool retrospective, hindsighted highlight reel of that timeline, stage in your channel.

[watchcem]

Dumbbell is my go to aswell. Better ROM + stabilization and in general feels more safe.

[deadmanwalking]

Been following mike since 2018, gotta say miss this kind of fitness video! Still rmb his common mistake series really taught me a lot when I was still a beginner in bodybuilding

[christopherduffy]

4:32 The way I do decline dumbbell press. Place one step platform on each side of me. Place the dumbbells on each right next to me. They're right there and I pull the dumbells into position. They drop right into my hands.

[michaelmendillo]

Your older videos are the Best, , , they got me good results, , , 😎👍

[orzrfrc]

Personally, I think everyone should have a dip exercise in their routine at least once a week. Whether it be machine, assisted, bodyweight, weighted, etc.
Sure there is some risk with internal rotation of the shoulder, but as long as you're going low enough you'll get a pump like no other.

[RuhulAmin-slgy]

Good to have you back Mike, hope you have been well.

[jheartnote]

Props to Mike
I started seeing his videos back in 2017 and he was one of the very few genuine bodybuilders. He still is