Best Beginner Chest Workouts With Bosu Balance Trainer
About
The BOSU Balance Trainer, short for Both Sides Up, is a versatile piece of equipment resembling half of an exercise ball that provides varied instability for exercises.
This beginner-focused workout is tailored for individuals with under one year of fitness experience, featuring simple yet effective exercises with reduced weights to facilitate learning while offering challenges suitable for all fitness levels.
The chest muscle group, comprising the pectoral muscles, plays a key role in these exercises, emphasizing horizontal presses and shoulder adduction.
Incorporating this equipment targets stability and strengthens core and upper body muscles during functional movements.
This routine is beginner-friendly yet sufficiently robust for progressing individual fitness goals.
The 2 Best Beginner Chest Exercises with BOSU Balance Trainer
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1. Balance Trainer Push Up
Balance Trainer Push Up demonstration video — proper form for this exercise. SETS LOGGED588,535Chest Strength29 mScoreChest
BOSU® Balance TrainerThe Balance Trainer Push Up is a challenging version of the regular push-up that helps improve your stability. It uses an unstable surface, making the exercise harder and enhancing your overall strength in pushing movements.
How to do it
- Place your hands on the outside edges of the Balance Trainer with the dome side facing up.
- Lift your knees to create a straight line from your heels to your shoulders.
- Bend your elbows to lower your chest towards the Balance Trainer, keeping your elbows close to your body.
- Push back up to the starting position by straightening your arms.
Sets, Reps, Weight16reps26reps36reps2. Balance Trainer Incline Push Up
Balance Trainer Incline Push Up demonstration video — proper form for this exercise. SETS LOGGED31,394Chest Strength83 mScoreChestBOSU® Balance TrainerThe Balance Trainer Incline Push Up is an advanced push-up variation that focuses on your chest and triceps. Using a Balance Trainer makes the exercise more unstable, which helps target your lower chest effectively.
How to do it
- Place the Balance Trainer on a POWERSTAX™.
- Get into an incline plank position with your hands on the platform's edges.
- Slowly lower your chest toward the platform by bending your arms.
- Push back up to the plank position by extending your arms.
- Keep your core tight and avoid arching your lower back.
Sets, Reps, Weight17reps27reps37reps