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Smith Machine Bench Press
- Main muscle
- Mid Chest
- Muscle group
- Chest
- Equipment
- Smith machine
How to do it
- 1Lie on a bench under the bar with feet flat on the floor.
- 2Unrack the bar and set it over your mid-chest.
- 3Lower the bar under control to your chest.
- 4Press the bar back up until your arms are extended.
- 5Re-rack by rotating the bar into the hooks after your set.
Coaching cues
- Bar over the chest
- Elbows at 45 degrees
- Press straight up
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