chest expander
Pectoral resistance tool
A chest expander is an exercise device consisting of two handles connected by springs or elastic cables, pulled apart with both hands to build strength in the chest, shoulders, and arms.
Popular in early 20th-century fitness culture, it remains a simple tool for resistance training: He did fifty reps with the chest expander every morning.
Elastic strips for strength training
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
- gripSecure manual hold
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
pulley · tension · elasticity · portable · home gym · gym equipment · adjustable · anchor
Structured physical exercise
- strength trainingBuilding muscle through resistance
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
rehabilitation · physical therapy · warm-up · cool-down · home workout · bodybuilding · toning · muscle building
Forcibly separate into pieces
- resistance trainingExercise against opposing force
- stretchPull to extend
- contractionReduction in size
- repetitionsActs done again
sets · isometric · concentric · eccentric · range of motion · overhead press · front raise
resistance bands
Elastic strips for strength training
cables · pulley · tension · elasticity · portable · home gym · gym equipment · adjustable · anchor · tubing
workout
Structured physical exercise
- strength trainingBuilding muscle through resistance
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
flexibility · rehabilitation · physical therapy · warm-up · cool-down · home workout · bodybuilding · toning · muscle building · cross-training
pull apart
Forcibly separate into pieces
- resistance trainingExercise against opposing force
- stretchPull to extend
- contractionReduction in size
repetitions · sets · isometric · concentric · eccentric · range of motion · overhead press · front raise
pectorals
Chest wall muscles
biceps · triceps · upper body · back muscles · muscle tone
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Weighted pectoral strengthening movement
push-up bars · bench press · push-up · pec deck · hand gripper
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Weighted exercise apparatus
dumbbell · weight · kettlebell · free weights · weight plate
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