Exercise devices for the breasts work the pectoral muscles. The pectoralis major and minor are the anatomical names for these muscles and you work them when you move your shoulders forward and upper arms across the front of your body. Look for these devices at your local gym or invest in them for home use.
Chest Press
The chest press is a stationary machine that you operate from a seated or lying position. You push two handles forward, away from the body, and slowly returned to the starting point. To increase the resistance with this machine, slide a pin into a weight stack or add weight plates to a circular tube. When using the seated version, adjust your seat so the handles are in line with your chest.
Pec Fly
The pec fly machine works the inner part of the chest and you operate it from a sitting position. It either has handles out to the sides or padded lever arms with handles above them out to the sides. To use this machine, rest your forearms against the pads, grasp the handles and move your forearms toward each other in an arcing motion. With the other style machine, extend your arms out to your sides, grab the handles and move your arms toward each other.
Free Weights and Benches
Dumbbells and barbells are free weights that work the breasts. Use both in conjunction with various benches. Incline bench presses target the upper part of the chest, flat bench presses target the center of the chest and decline bench presses work the lower part of the chest. You can use dumbbells or barbells with all of these exercises and they are performed the same way. While lying on the bench, hold the weights above your chest, then slowly lower them down by bending your elbows and push them back up in a steady motion.
Bands
Resistance bands are made out of durable rubber. They are either flat and look like wide rubber bands, or they are tube-shaped and have handles. Push-ups with a band wrapped around the shoulders are one way you can use these to exercise your breasts. You can also fasten them to the hinge side of a door or pole to perform chest presses and chest flys.
Stability Ball
Stability balls are circular, rubber devices filled with air. Use them for exercises like incline and decline push-ups. Decline push-ups with your feet on the ball place the emphasis on your upper chest. Incline push-ups with your hands on the ball place more emphasis on the lower chest. You can also pick up the ball, wrap your arms around it and squeeze forcefully. This is called an isometric exercise.
Towels
Towels are household items that enable you to work your chest if you do not have access to any other devices. Simply place them on a slippery floor, get into a push-up position on your knees and place one hand on each towel. Slide them out to your sides as you lower yourself down and slide them back together to rise back up.
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