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Target Muscles with Specific Exercises

By Paul Rogers, About.com

Updated December 09, 2008

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Weight Training Exercises for the Chest Muscles

Incline Press

Incline Press

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Chest

Tip. If you find you get sore shoulders doing the flat bench press, do the incline bench press instead.

The above is a reasonable selection for all muscle groups to start with even though many variations and innovative techniques exist. If you need to brush up on weight training principles and practices, try this beginner's guide.

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