Alice Miller, Strong Women Ambassador

“For me, the biggest change in my chest strength came when I implemented ring dips into my routine. They challenge you in a different way because you’ve got to stabilise through the core as well as work through the chest in a really deep position, which stresses the muscle, and stressing the muscle until failure leads to results.

“Ring dips are a slightly more advanced version of bar dips that you can do in the gym, which are also a great chest exercise, and press-ups are another bodyweight move that work the chest muscles. The more traditional exercises like bench press, incline press and all other variations are great, too. Chest flys are also a really great isolation exercise.”

Emma Obayuvana, Strong Women Ambassador

“Press-ups are a great move to start with. They work your chest, shoulders, arms and core. Make sure your hands are wide apart to really get the chest. Then there’s the classic barbell bench press which is my second go-to. You can also use dumbbells and do chest presses. I like doing an incline chest press, where the bench is at an angle, to hit different areas of the muscle.”

Strength training: the best chest exercises and how to do them