Chest muscle, also known as the pectoralis is one of the most popular muscles that undergo training especially for beginners. Building your chest muscles will give you more upper body strength and reflect a more advanced body builder physique. The chest is divided into two main parts: the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor. The Pectoralis major comprises two heads namely the clavicular head which is the upper part of the muscle and is commonly referred to as the upper chest. The second head is called the Sternal head which is basically the other part of the chest that includes the bottom as well as the middle muscle. To build your chest muscles, most trainer recommend about four types of exercises to get the job done. The four types include two basic compound movements which affects the middle part of the chest mostly flat presses, another one which focuses on the inner part, and the fourth for the upper part. The more popular chest exercise is the one that focuses on the development of the middle part which is the Flat Bench Press. This is considered to be the best exercise for the development of the chest, resulting in the creation of massive build up of muscle, letting you work with heavier weights, and more importantly, the easiest way to do. This type of routine works your entire sterna head which is more or less, consists most of your chest. Follow these 5 Flat Bench Press Steps for a better shaped chest: 1. Before you begin the routine, warm up first by doing some stretching and breathing exercises, or perhaps some cardio as well before you move on to the weights. 2. Take note that this type of exercise can be done by either a barbell or a dumbbell. But since the nature of this routine is more suitable to barbells, and so you need to pick up a barbell for this. Using barbells for this routine will enable you to handle more weight and follow the movement with a more standard form. 3. To start the routine, lie on your back and take note that you need to hold the bar wider than the width of your shoulder. Start by lifting up the barbell from the rack and lower the bar at moderate speed until it touches your chest and lift the bar back to its starting position. To avoid any injury, do not attempt to bounce the bar of your chest. 4. If you want to add more constant pressure on your chest muscles, lower the bar around two inches above your chest would be effective. 5. Do your desired repetitions for this but you need to increase the frequency as well as the weight moderately to avoid any injuries. After the routine, drink some water and cool down before you head for another workout process. These steps should be followed to be able to improve density in your chest muscle as well as maintaining safety.