Exercise technique

isometric chest squeeze

The isometric chest squeeze is a bodyweight exercise that targets the pectoral muscles by requiring you to contract and hold tension in your chest while your arms are extended in front of you.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
  2. Extend your arms straight out in front of you, parallel to the ground, with your palms facing each other.
  3. Squeeze your chest muscles together as hard as you can, while keeping your arms straight.
  4. Hold this position for a few seconds, focusing on contracting your chest muscles.
  5. Release the squeeze and relax your chest muscles.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Which other muscles are involved?

Triceps, Shoulders.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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