{"id":2913,"date":"2022-02-05T20:50:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T20:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/?p=2913"},"modified":"2023-02-25T10:06:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T10:06:59","slug":"5-forgotten-upper-chest-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/5-forgotten-upper-chest-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Forgotten Upper Chest Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The upper chest is often overlooked in chest training (pectoralis major), leading to an unbalanced and incomplete chest development. To ensure a well-rounded and defined chest, it&#8217;s important to target the upper chest (pectoralis major) with a variety of exercises.<\/p>\r\n<p>Here are five forgotten upper chest exercises:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>1) Incline dumbbell flyes<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>2) Incline dumbbell press<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>3) Incline cable flyes<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>4) Reverse-grip incline dumbbell press<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>5) Incline push-up<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>By incorporating these exercises into your chest training routine, you can effectively target the upper chest muscles and achieve a more complete and defined chest. Don&#8217;t forget the importance of upper chest training for a well-rounded physique.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5k3QeWEe9FE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The upper chest is often overlooked in chest training (pectoralis major), leading to an unbalanced and incomplete chest development. To ensure a well-rounded and defined chest, it&#8217;s important to target the upper chest (pectoralis major) with a variety of exercises. Here are five forgotten upper chest exercises: 1) Incline dumbbell flyes 2) Incline dumbbell press 3) Incline cable flyes 4) Reverse-grip incline dumbbell press 5) Incline push-up By incorporating these exercises into your chest training routine, you can effectively target<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[190],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Forgotten Upper Chest Exercises - Body Building and Fitness News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The upper chest is often overlooked in chest training (pectoralis major), leading to an unbalanced and incomplete chest development.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realmuscleforum.com\/content\/5-forgotten-upper-chest-exercises\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Forgotten Upper Chest Exercises - 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