An upper body focused workout targets the chest, the back, the triceps, biceps, and shoulders.
It is recommended to start with compound movements and then move on to isolated exercises.
- Incline dumbbell bench press - incredible ability to stretch the muscle, great compound movement, and brilliant for strength increase
- Close grip lateral pull down - fantastic to add emphasis to the latissimus dorsi (otherwise known as "lats")
- Seated dumbbell 90° shoulder press - great ability to stretch the muscle and engages the entire muscle
- Seated chest flys - great activation and stretch of the pectoral muscle
- Standing cable lateral raises - best shoulder/lateral head focused exercise!
- Standing bicep cable curls - brilliant choice to strengthen the bicep muscle
- Cable tricep pushdowns - incredible ability to stretch and contract the muscle
- Close grip cable rows - fantastic isolation movement to build thickness in the back
- Overhead tricep extensions superset with dumbbell curls - superset and finisher, targeting the triceps and biceps
For all exercises, choose a weight that pushes you but does not risk physical injury.