How To Do Nick Walker’s Favorite Chest Press

You probably won’t find Walker’s preferred machine in your local gym. 

Last updated on November 18th, 2024

The chest press machine that Nick Walker calls his favorite probably isn’t available in your local gym. “The Mutant” is partial to the NewTech Wellness decline chest press station; something hard to come by in most big box facilities.

• “The decline press is 100% my favorite,” Walker said. “You get an amazing contraction and a huge pump!” 

An endorsement from “the Mutant” speaks for itself. If you don’t have a NewTech station in your gym, don’t fret. You can MacGyver yourself a suitable replacement as long as you have an adjustable weight bench and a dual cable station.

How To Replicate Nick Walker’s Favorite Chest Press

Walker backed the decline chest press on Nov. 15, 2024. The 2021 New York Pro winner withdrew from the 2024 Olympia at the last minute and recently announced he’d be switching coaches to pivot toward a comeback in ‘25.

To that end, Walker is hammering away at his physique by spending plenty of time on the NewTech decline chest press. The South Korean equipment manufacturer is a favorite among bodybuilding pros, but you’d be hard pressed to find this particular station in public gyms lined wall-to-wall with Hammer Strength or Life Fitness equipment.

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The decline chest press machine provides more stability than free weights, while also following the forward-and-in pressing motion critical for taking your pecs through their full range of motion. It’s the best of both worlds — you can simulate this exercise by performing the seated dual-cable chest press instead. 

How To Do the Dual Cable Chest Press

The seated cable chest press makes for a great second or third exercise in your chest workouts. To pull it off, you’ll need a dual cable pulley (the cables should be only a few feet apart) and an adjustable weight bench.

1. Place a weight bench a few feet in front of the cables and adjust the seat such that it is at a 60-75 degree angle; not perfectly upright, but not low enough for an incline press. 
2. Set the cable fixtures to be just above your shoulders while you’re seated on the bench. This will make it easier to press forward, inward, and down. 
3. Stand behind the bench, grab each handle, and lunge forward to get seated.
4. Once seated with the handles securely in your palms, brace yourself from head to toe and press the handles forward, inward, and slightly down toward your groin.

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One big thing: The most cumbersome part of this exercise is the setup. If you’re lifting heavy, you’ll have to lunge hard to get onto the bench, have a partner hand you one of the handles, or roll the bench extremely close to the cables and limit your range of motion. 

It’ll take some experimentation to get right, but once you do, the dual cable decline chest press hits so hard it’d make Walker blush. 

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