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This is a little exercise I like to do to cap off my chest workouts.

Take two five pound plates (if you find this too light, use heavier plates) and press them flat together with your palms facing each other, and your hands spread as evenly as possible across the plates. While holding the plates in this way bring them into your chest. Your elbows should be at your sides. Push the plates straight out from your chest while holding them tight together as far as you can go without over-extending your shoulders, then bring them back into your chest. This is one repetition. I usually do 4 sets of 8-10 reps to finish my chest workouts, but set/rep combinations are really a matter of preference.

If you want a bit of variation using this exercise you can try it pressing the plates up, to either side, and downwards as opposed to simply straight out from your body.

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