Iso-Lateral Chest Press (Machine)
Trains the chest. You need a machine. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Iso-Lateral Chest Press (Machine)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a chest exercise that is, there are 14 on the Chest page.
Muscles worked
What Iso-Lateral Chest Press (Machine) trains
Technique
How to do the Iso-Lateral Chest Press (Machine)
- Adjust the seat of the iso-lateral chest press machine so the handles are level with your mid-chest. Sit with your back firmly against the backrest and grasp a handle in each hand.
- Press both handles forward until your arms are fully extended, keeping a slight bend in your elbows.
- Slowly return the handles to the starting position with control, keeping tension on your chest.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Keep your back and head against the backrest throughout the movement.
- Each arm works independently, so press both sides evenly and address any strength imbalance.
- Exhale as you press the handles forward and inhale as you return them.
- Avoid locking your elbows at full extension to keep tension on your chest.
Substitutes
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Let the app run the Iso-Lateral Chest Press (Machine) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.