weighted svend press

A chest exercise targeting the pectorals, performed with weighted.

weighted svend press demonstration
weighted svend press — demonstration

Body part

Chest

Equipment

Weighted

Target muscles

Pectorals

Secondary muscles

Shoulders, Triceps

How to do weighted svend press

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a weight plate in front of your chest with both hands.

  2. Keep your elbows slightly bent and your palms facing each other.

  3. Press the weight plate straight out in front of you, fully extending your arms.

  4. Pause for a moment at the end of the movement, then slowly bring the weight plate back to the starting position.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Pectorals

Secondary

ShouldersTriceps

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