pec
Bench press target
A pec is a pectoral muscle—one of the large chest muscles connecting the shoulder to the breastbone.
Almost always plural: He's been working on his pecs at the gym.
The term belongs to casual fitness talk rather than medical contexts.
Supine barbell lift
- dumbbell flyChest exercise, arms sweeping
- push-upProne bodyweight arm exercise
- cable crossoverPulley-based chest exercise
- chest pressWeighted pectoral strengthening movement
incline press · dip · resistance · weights · gym · reps · sets · hypertrophy
Ribcage region or strongbox
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- sternumFlat chest bone
- ribcageBony chest enclosure
- clavicleHorizontal bone above ribs
breastbone · muscle · torso · upper body · serratus · intercostal · mammary · breast
Reducing length or duration
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- truncationCutting something shorter
bench press
Supine barbell lift
- dumbbell flyChest exercise, arms sweeping
- push-upProne bodyweight arm exercise
- cable crossoverPulley-based chest exercise
chest press · incline press · dip · resistance · weights · gym · reps · sets · hypertrophy · definition
chest
Ribcage region or strongbox
clavicle · breastbone · muscle · torso · upper body · serratus · intercostal · mammary · breast · deltoid
shortening
Reducing length or duration
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- informalRelaxed, not official
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- pectoral musclesChest wall musculature
- pectoral finsFish steering appendages
- pectoralis minorTriangular upper-chest muscle
- pec deckChest isolation machine