Smith Machine Presses

PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To work the
pectoral muscles. One of the advantages
of doing Presses on a machine is that the
machine stays in a certain groove,
precluding any need for spending energy
on balance and coordination. This is
especially beneficial for people
rehabbing a shoulder injury. Also, using
a machine, your workout partner can
push down on the mechanism to allow
you to do heavy forced negative
repetitions. However, being forced to
stay in that groove somewhat limits the
stimulation to the muscles.
Flat Bench Machine Presses. The
pectoral station of most machines is
constructed to give you a flat Bench
Press movement.
Incline Machine Presses. Using an
incline bench and a Smith machine, you
can mimic certain angles of the freeweight
movement in a very strict
manner.
Decline Machine Presses. A decline
bench on a Smith machine effectively