Chest · Bodyweight

Bodyweight chest exercises

6 exercises from the diary's catalog, all with photos. Below are the list and a sample chest workout: compounds first, then isolation.

6 exercises

DipsDipsBodyweightPush-UpsPush-UpsBodyweight
Feet-Elevated Push-UpsFeet-Elevated Push-UpsBodyweight
Incline Push-UpIncline Push-UpBodyweight
Wide-Grip Push-UpWide-Grip Push-UpBodyweight
Suspended Push-UpSuspended Push-UpBodyweight

Sample workout

Templatechest workout

  • Dips3×8–15
  • Push-Ups3×8–15
  • Feet-Elevated Push-Ups3×8–15
  • Incline Push-Up3×8–15

Four exercises from the list: compounds first, then isolation. It's a template for one day; how many sets a muscle needs per week is in the volume guide, and how to progress is in the progressive overload guide.

Why bodyweight

Bodyweight chest exercises need a floor and sometimes a bar or a bench — no gym required, so you can do the workout at home. The load is your own weight, so progress comes from reps and harder variations rather than kilos; that's how the diary sets targets for these exercises.

Once you're past 15–20 reps and the set no longer feels hard, move to a tougher variation (feet elevated, slow tempo, a pause at the bottom) or add weight — a backpack, a belt, a dumbbell. Sets far from failure grow muscle less well; more on that in the junk volume guide.

Log your workouts — I'll show how many sets a week you give this group.

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