Tag Archives: Pectoralis Major

The chest is made up of two main muscles called the Pectoralis Major and Minor. The Pectoralis Major is located on the front of the rib cage and the Pectoralis Minor is located underneath the Pectoralis Major. The main functions of the Pectoralis Major is to bring the humerus across the chest known as a fly movement. The main function of the Pectoralis Minor is to move the shoulder foreward. This movement can be seen by shrugging the shoulder foreward.

Top 5 Chest Exercises

Bench Press

barbell chest press
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Incline Press

incline barbell chest press
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Dumbbell Bench Press

dumbbell chest press with overhand grip
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Standing Cable Fly

standing cable fly
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Standing/Seated Cable Chest Press

cable chest press with overhand grip
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See Matt’s on-going series featuring the Five Best Exercises for multiple muscle groups.