# Decline Chest Press (Machine)

> A plate-loaded machine press with a decline angle that trains your chest, with help from your front delts and triceps.

Page: https://fitnessie.app/exercises/machine-decline-chest-press/
Type: Machine · Push
Demo video: https://fitnessie.app/demos/decline-chest-press-machine/6a82d22391065df0.mp4

## How to do it

1. Sit on the seat with the handles at lower chest height.
2. Take the handles with a wide overhand grip and set your elbows out to the sides, just below shoulder height.
3. Press the handles forward until your arms are extended.
4. Let the weight come back until you feel a slight stretch across your chest.
5. Repeat for your reps.

## Key cues

- Handles at lower chest height
- Wide overhand grip
- Elbows out, just below the shoulders
- Press to full extension
- Stretch the chest slightly on the way back

## Common mistakes

- Gripping so wide that your range of motion shrinks

## Muscles worked

- Primary: Chest
- Secondary: Front delts and triceps

## Equipment

Plate-loaded decline chest press machine.

## References

- [ExRx.net: Lever Isolateral Decline Chest Press](https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/PectoralSternal/LVDeclineChestPress)