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Horizontal Push · Beginner

Band Chest Press

Compound horizontal push exercise using band.
Movement pattern
Horizontal Push
Difficulty
Beginner
Equipment
Band
Mechanics
Compound
Sides
Bilateral
Main plane
Transverse

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How to do the Band Chest Press

Cues reviewed by Kwabena Osei on

Setup

Band anchored behind you at chest height, one handle in each hand, staggered or split stance for stability.

  1. Press both handles forward until your arms are extended in front of your chest.

  2. Return under control, keeping tension on the band at all times -- don't let it go slack behind you.

  3. Keep your core braced so the band doesn't pull your torso backward mid-rep.

Common mistakes

  • Letting the band go slack at the back of the movement, which removes tension at exactly the point a free weight would still be loaded.

  • An unstable stance that lets the band's pull rotate or pull the lifter off balance.

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary

How the knowledge graph models this movement

Each joint action, with the role and emphasis the graph assigns each muscle. These are qualitative anatomical labels, not measured muscle activation.

  • Shoulder horizontal adductionprimary action

    Pectoralis major (prime mover, high emphasis); Pectoralis major (prime mover, moderate emphasis); Anterior deltoid (synergist, moderate emphasis)

  • Elbow extensionsecondary action

    Triceps brachii (prime mover, moderate emphasis)

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