Chest Exercise Question

[justin44763]

I've been working out for awhile now. I've had surgery on one of my elbows several times and I can not straighten my arm all the way and am having a hard time with chest exercises and getting that side done is there a good chest exercise where you dont have to straighten your arm all the way out?

[S4lm9vvMn]

Dumbbell pullovers. https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Pec...nal/DBPullover. I don't do them so not sure if the torso is supposed to be perpendicular to the bench like this guy is doing.

[jlsnyderTypeR]

I've been working out for awhile now. I've had surgery on one of my elbows several times and I can not straighten my arm all the way and am having a hard time with chest exercises and getting that side done is there a good chest exercise where you dont have to straighten your arm all the way out?

When you straighten your arms out, you're primarily hitting your triceps at this point, so it should not affect hitting your chest.

[Garage Rat]

I have that issue.
I broke my elbow several years ago and didn't have it in a cast.
Long story short it healed in a bent position a permanent 30 degree bend it moves but i can neither extend or contract it all the way.
Any exercise movement that uses both arms are effected.
Now that being said yes you can still train as long as it doesn't hurt you and as mentioned doing chest movements with a non lock style will work the pectorals.
I like dumbbells but still use a bar sometimes for pressing and i do some one arm at a time work because both arms have a different training groove.
I have done flat DB bench presses with a 100 pound dumbbell one arm at a time.
You can do most any chest movement but experiment in what is best for you without hurting your elbow.
Good luck.

[BenMcLeodNZ]

I've been working out for awhile now. I've had surgery on one of my elbows several times and I can not straighten my arm all the way and am having a hard time with chest exercises and getting that side done is there a good chest exercise where you dont have to straighten your arm all the way out?

Pec Fly's are meant to have a bent elbow so would be perfect for you. Also maybe wide-grip bench press,

[gainzforreal]

I've been working out for awhile now. I've had surgery on one of my elbows several times and I can not straighten my arm all the way and am having a hard time with chest exercises and getting that side done is there a good chest exercise where you dont have to straighten your arm all the way out?

Wide grip bench press, flys and dips without locking out.

[KDG730]

Just don't lock out when you press?

[jk202]

If your goal is hypertrophy, you shouldn't be fully straightening your arms for presses anyways. Something more like this

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsL6kUSl...d=w4jwp875lnb2