Leverage Decline Chest Press

How to do the Leverage Decline Chest Press

1. Load an appropriate weight onto the pins and adjust the seat for your height. The handles should be near the bottom of the pectorals at the beginning of the motion. Your chest and head should be up and your shoulder blades retracted. This will be your starting position.
2. Press the handles forward by extending through the elbow.
3. After a brief pause at the top, return the weight just above the start position, keeping tension on the muscles by not returning the weight to the stops until the set is complete.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	chest
Secondary	shoulders, triceps
Equipment	machine
Difficulty	beginner
Type	compound

No machine? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Clock Push-Up Bodyweight Decline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Medium Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Reverse Grip Bodyweight Incline Push-Up Wide Bodyweight

Harder than the Leverage Decline Chest Press

Plyo Kettlebell Pushups expert · Kettlebell Flat Bench Cable Flyes intermediate · Cable Machine Incline Cable Flye intermediate · Cable Machine

Superset the Leverage Decline Chest Press with

Opposing middle back and lats and traps work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Leverage High Row middle back Leverage Iso Row lats Smith Machine Bent Over Row middle back Smith Machine Upright Row traps

Common questions

What muscles does the Leverage Decline Chest Press work?

The Leverage Decline Chest Press primarily works the chest, with the shoulders and triceps as secondary movers. Alternating Floor Press, Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip, and Barbell Guillotine Bench Press train the same muscle, across 11 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Leverage Decline Chest Press?

A Machine. Without a machine, Clock Push-Up, Decline Push-Up, and Incline Push-Up train the same muscle, and 17 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Leverage Decline Chest Press suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Leverage Decline Chest Press is rated beginner. Plyo Kettlebell Pushups, Flat Bench Cable Flyes, and Incline Cable Flye are the progressions from here.

Where should the Leverage Decline Chest Press go in a workout?

Early — the Leverage Decline Chest Press is compound, working 3 muscle groups, so run it first or second while you are fresh, then superset Leverage High Row and Leverage Iso Row later.

Similar exercises

Alternating Floor Press Kettlebell Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip Barbell Barbell Guillotine Bench Press Barbell Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip Barbell Bench Press - With Bands Resistance Bands Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover Dumbbell