Progression

Progression ladder for the Machine Bench Press

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Machine Bench Press

These are the substitutes for the Machine Bench Press, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps

  1. cable bench press

    • Intermediate
    • Cable
    • Pectorals
  2. dumbbell bench press

    • Intermediate
    • Dumbbell
    • Pectorals
  3. Leverage Chest Press

    Leverage Chest Press

    • Beginner
    • Machine
    • Pectorals
  4. lever chest press

    • Beginner
    • Lever
    • Pectorals
  5. assisted wide-grip chest dip (kneeling)

    • Beginner
    • Lever
    • Pectorals
  6. Pushups

    Pushups

    • Beginner
    • Body-weight
    • Pectorals

Where you are now

Machine Bench Press

Machine Bench Press

  • Intermediate
  • Machine
  • Pectorals

Harder steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Machine Bench Press scores harder than it.

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