6 Chest Machine Exercises Every Beginner Should Try

For a beginner in strength training, machines offer an accessible, safer, and more controlled environment than free weights. When it comes to chest development, using machines allows a novice lifter to build fundamental strength while minimizing balancing demands and reducing injury risk. • Why Use Machines for Chest Training, Especially as a Beginner Stability, safety, and motor learning Effective chest activation with machines Progressive overload and machine convenience • Stability, safety, and motor learning • Effective chest activation with machines • Progressive overload and machine convenience • Key Principles for Beginners Using Chest Machines • 6 Chest Machine Exercises Every Beginner Should Try 1. Seated Machine Chest Press (horizontal) 2. Incline Chest Press Machine