Functional training equipment with multiple movement planes used for press exercises

A chest exercise machine comprising:

• a resistance element;
• a user support coupled to the resistance element, the user support comprising a seat and a back, wherein an angle between the seat and the back is fixed;
• a first movement element coupled to the user support, the first movement element comprising:
• a rail;
• and
• a carriage movably coupled to the rail such that the carriage is able to move along a linear path defined by the rail, wherein the first movement element is coupled to the user support at a rotating member such that the user support is able to pivot about an axis associated with the carriage as the carriage moves along the linear path, wherein the rotating member moves with the carriage along the linear path;
• and
• a second movement element coupled to the user support, the second movement element comprising:
• a column;
• and
• a connecting element comprising a pivot point such that the user support is able to pivot about an axis associated with the connecting element, wherein the connecting element is movably coupled to the column such that the connecting element is able to move along a path defined by the column.