Muscle outlines from Body Muscles by Ivan Vulović, Apache 2.0 — regrouped and recoloured for Muscle Train.
Press hands forward and upward at a 45-degree angle, extending arms nearly fully. Squeeze your upper chest at the top. Slowly return to chest height, resisting the band. Maintain core engagement and a stable stance; avoid locking elbows.
Focus on keeping your shoulders down and back to prevent upper trap activation and promote proper chest engagement. Actively drive through your upper chest muscles during the pressing phase to maximize the target muscle activation. Maintain a 45-degree angle with your elbows throughout the movement to ensure you're engaging the correct portion of your chest and avoiding shoulder strain. Keep your wrists straight to prevent unnecessary stress on your wrist joints and maintain a consistent force vector. Squeeze your upper chest muscles forcefully at the top of the movement to maximize muscle fiber recruitment and enhance the effectiveness of the exercise.
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