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Chest Workouts at Home

Bhakti Satalkar
A good workout designed to work the pectoral muscles can even be done at home. The important thing to remember is that the workout should impact all parts of the chest muscles, so that you can reap rich benefits.
If you closely observe people working out in a gym, you will notice that chest workouts are very popular among men. Most regulars are seen performing chest exercises daily. However, with the lifestyle these days, it may not be possible for everyone to visit a gym.
In such cases, the best option is to work out at home. There are many chest exercises you can perform at home, that will provide a good workout, and you do not even need machines for some of these workouts.
In the following paragraphs, we give you some options or working out your chest muscles at home, both with weights and without weights.
Easy Chest Workouts at Home
Before you start, it is important that you do some warm up exercises. If you do not warm up, there are high chances of injuring yourself. You can choose to do jumping jacks or jogging on the spot. Do not forget to stretch. Stretches are important as they increase blood supply to the parts of the body.

Without Weights

When you are exercising without weights, make sure you do not leave too much gap between two exercises, or even between two sets of a particular exercise. If you have a big gap, it may not give you the best results.
  • Wall Push Ups – 1 (Set) – 20 (Repetitions)
  • Knee Push Ups – 2 (Sets) – 15 (Repetitions)
  • Straight Push Ups – 1 to 2 (Sets) – 10 to 12 (Repetitions)
  • Wide Push Ups – 2 to 3 (Sets) – 7 to 10 (Repetitions)
  • Squeezer Push Ups – 2 (Sets) – 10 (Repetitions)

With Weights

One can make use of dumbbells to design a pectoral workout with weights. The best workout is one where you do a maximum number of exercises with a minimum number of repetitions.
  • Straight Push Ups – 2 (Sets) – 10 to 12 (Repetitions)
  • Close Grip Push Ups – 1 (Set) – 10 to 12 (Repetitions)
  • Dumbbell Flyes – 2 to 3 (Sets) – 7 to 10 (Repetitions)
  • Dumbbell Press – 2 to 3 (Sets) – 10 to 12 (Repetitions)
  • Bench Press – 2 to 3 (Sets) – 8 to 10 (Repetitions)
  • Inclined Dumbbell Press – 2 to 3 (Sets) – 8 to 10 (Repetitions)
  • Decline Dumbbell Press – 1 to 2 (Sets) – 8 to 10 (Repetitions)
You can make changes to these workouts as per your liking. However, make sure you use the correct form to do the exercise. If you do not have the right form, you may injure yourself or may not be able to derive the best from the workouts.