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One of the first chest exercises I give a client is the dumbbell chest press on a stability ball. I generally do this for 4 reasons and NONE of them is to see someone fall! 1. Some-old, Some-new - It's a variation of a traditional exercise that most people have done on a bench. Familiarity, yet novelty. 2. More calories burned - It's more metabolically demanding because more muscles need to work to help your body stabilize and balance. 3. Improves Core Stability - It will work the deep core stabilizers in the abdomen and lower back while working the chest, shoulders, and triceps! 4. Gets you out of the seated position - most people are sitting all day, this exercise takes you out of hip flexion and uses your glutes to achieve hip extension.  The Mistakes:  
The Progressions:  When you have done the 2-arm chest press on a ball for a couple of weeks you can increase the challenge even without moving up in weight:
The LANCE! Tips:
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