Chest by author Dan Watt

Chest by Dan Watt, PT

Author of “Learning the Garden of the Body” and the “Children of the Myth Machine” series.

At a gym I was working at I came up to one of the receptionist flexed my muscles and said with a growl, “Do I inimidate you?” In reply she pushed her chest out looked up and said, “Do I intimidate you?”  So I dropped my head, let my chest sink and walked away.

You can work the chest muscle with numerous exercises, some work the muscle directly and some indirectly, others work the pec minor and some work different fibers of the pec major.  We’re going to focus on the push-up and stability ball chest press.  See Taylor’s blog on pec stretcheshttps://wordpress.com/post/nwhealthfitness.wordpress.com/275 .

Gloria is demonstrating the starting kneeling push-up position.

Model:  Gloria Antwi, PT                                       gloria.antwi@bell.net

 

Pay close attention to the alignment of her spine, the position of her hands (under her chest not her shoulders).  Treat a push-up like a moving plank.

The starting position of a full push-up is the same as the starting position of a straight arm plank.

Think chest down and butt up the entire set.  Again, Gloria’s hands are under her chest not her shoulders.

Rule of thumb.  Nose, middle of chest, belly button, to between the feet should line up.

We’re hoping Dr. Arla Kasaj will do a blog for us in the near future.  If you get a chance to go to one of her workshops—GO!

Arla demonstrating Stability Ball Chest Presses.  Keep the torso firm.

Model:  DR. Arla Kasaj, ND                             akwellness@gmail.com,

Belmont Natural Health Centre, Kitchener, Ontario:

690 Belmont Ave W, Kitchener, ON N2M (519) 578-7489

 

Focus on contracting the chest so the dumbbells are over your chest not your shoulders.

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