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Chest press

Smith Machine Bench Press

Trains chest press. You'll need a smith machine. We use it as an accessory rather than a main lift.

What you need

Equipment
Smith Machine
Trains
Chest press
In a plan
An accessory

How to do it

Fixed path, so you can push closer to failure on your own.

Watch the form ↗

That's a search, not a fixed video — deliberately. A pinned clip can be deleted or turn out to be a bad demonstration, and you'd only find out mid-workout.

When we won't give you this

  • We leave this out for anyone who's flagged their shoulders — it puts the joint in a position that tends to aggravate it.

None of this is medical advice — see the health disclaimer.

If the machine's busy

These train the same pattern, and they're what the app offers you as a swap: