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What chest exercises are available for people who don't have access to a pull-up bar or a bench/barbell? Are there any specific exercises that stand out as extremely good?

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Dips and pushups. How about fly exercises with (improvised) dumbbells? – The Chaz 2.0 Feb 16 '12 at 1:25
yeah do you have dumbbells ? – Greg Feb 16 '12 at 13:19
@Greg Yes, I have several dumbbells ranging 8 - 50 lbs. – Moses Feb 16 '12 at 16:07
@TheChaz Your comment would make a good answer. – Dave Liepmann Feb 16 '12 at 16:52
Pull-ups are a chest exercise? I assume you mean either pull-up bar dips or muscle-ups ON a pull-up bar. – Joel Cornett Apr 1 '12 at 20:41

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By request...

I would recommend

  • dips (which can be done with various arrangements of common household furniture, or on a counter-top)
  • pushups, of which there are MANY kinds/varieties/ranges of motion
  • fly exercises with your (improvised) dumbbells.
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Look at this : http://scoobysworkshop.com/chest-exercises/#pushups

There is plenty of good chest exercise in their, only requirement is dumbell ;)

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Wide Push-Ups; one of the best compound exercises available yet will isolate the width of the chest more so than a Close Push-Up. Combine both Wide/Close to target the majority of your chest.

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