Svend Press
The svend press is a press for the chest (pectorals), done on a machine. It also works the shoulders (deltoids) and triceps. On weyt.ai it counts toward Balance as Chest (minimum 10 sets per 30 days) and toward your 12-week strength trend at the weight you log.
At a glance
| Muscle group | Chest |
|---|---|
| Primary muscles | chest (pectorals) |
| Secondary muscles | shoulders (deltoids), triceps |
| Equipment | Machine |
| Logged as | Reps per set |
| Strength scoring | Counts as a lift |
| Balance group | Chest · minimum 10 sets per 30 days |
| Strength standards | none (standards exist for barbell and dumbbell lifts with published norms) |
How weyt.ai scores it
- Balance: every logged set counts toward the Chest group, which needs at least 10 sets per 30 days for full credit.
- Strength: counts as a lift. Your best working set each session feeds a best lift estimate (an estimated one-rep max) per lift, read over 12 weeks on the Strength screen.
- Routine: any session that includes it counts toward your weekly target, the 4-week consistency window and your streak.
Scoring is plain arithmetic, not AI: the same sets always give the same result. Read the method on the about page.
Also called
plate squeeze press, svend presses, plate press, standing plate press
Log it under any of these names and weyt.ai files it under the same exercise, so your history never splits across spellings.
Related chest exercises
- Machine Chest Press
- Smith Machine Bench Press
- Barbell Bench Press
- Dumbbell Bench Press
- Cable Chest Press
- Resistance Band Chest Press
Everything else that counts as chest
Incline Barbell Bench Press · Decline Barbell Bench Press · Incline Dumbbell Press · Decline Dumbbell Press · Dumbbell Chest Fly · Incline Dumbbell Fly · Cable Chest Fly · Pec Deck Fly · Chest Squeeze and Hold · Push-Up · Wide Push-Up · Decline Push-Up · Incline Push-Up · Weighted Push-Up · Archer Push-Up · Dip · Weighted Dip · Assisted Dip · Medicine Ball Chest Pass · Smith Machine Incline Press · Machine Incline Chest Press · Barbell Floor Press · Dumbbell Floor Press · Decline Dumbbell Fly · Resistance Band Chest Fly · Knee Push-Up · Ring Push-Up · Ring Chest Fly · Plyometric Push-Up