Best Chest Builder

[louden_swain]

Most bodybuilders do not perform bench presses. Bodybuilders such as (only list a few of many):


Kevin Levrone - 495lbs for heavy reps
Dorian Yates - 435lbs for heavy reps
Greg Kovacs - 585lbs for reps
Jay Cutler - 405lbs for reps
Chris Cormier - 505lbs for heavy reps
Dennis James - 495lbs for heavy reps
Flex Wheeler - 455lbs for heavy reps

perfom incline barbell presses as the core of their workout. Look at their pectoral development and the weights they use. This is why incline presses are important. Would you argue with them about how the incline press is worthless?

 

[emptywallet]

Most bodybuilders do not perform bench presses. Bodybuilders such as (only list a few of many):


Kevin Levrone - 495lbs for heavy reps
Dorian Yates - 435lbs for heavy reps
Greg Kovacs - 585lbs for reps
Jay Cutler - 405lbs for reps
Chris Cormier - 505lbs for heavy reps
Dennis James - 495lbs for heavy reps
Flex Wheeler - 455lbs for heavy reps

perfom incline barbell presses as the core of their workout. Look at their pectoral development and the weights they use. This is why incline presses are important. Would you argue with them about how the incline press is worthless?

Where did that come from? What article?

 

[louden_swain]

Where did that come from? What article?

Just read through 6 years of FLEX magazine. Most of these guys have posted their chest workouts. Most people on this board forget about the weight these guys can shift around. In 1997, I saw an article where Ian Harrison and Nasser El Sonbaty were performing incline barbell presses with 495lbs.

 

[JoBu]

Decline DBs give me the best pump during a workout and any DB press seem to make me more sore the next day. Barbell presses just don't seem to hit me as much...I think it's the squeeze I can get with DBs. i like to finish with some flyes for a good stretch.

 

[JOKER47]

If the question is for "mass", then I would vote for flat BB. If the question is for gaining a "pretty" chest, then DB or BB inclines.

(I do not use the term "pretty" as an insult in any way.)


Joker

 

[lemur]

flat db, incline bb, dips... as long as you're constantly improving any will build a big chest.

overall i'd go with flat db.

 

[Extra_Strong]

That is a pretty bold statement. Would you care to back it up with a source?

Wow !!! U people ha.. do me a favor. flex your chest. then look at the placement of your arms. if you were flexing your chest would you raise them up in the air like you were doing incline? would you stick them straight out like doing flat bench? or would you place them in a positoin like you were doing decline? try it out. thank about it.

 

[JarheadChiro]

Incline will stress pec major, minor, ant delt and serratus anterior mostly.

Decline, pec major and serratus mostly.

 

[jwwpua]

Wow !!! U people ha.. do me a favor. flex your chest. then look at the placement of your arms. if you were flexing your chest would you raise them up in the air like you were doing incline? would you stick them straight out like doing flat bench? or would you place them in a positoin like you were doing decline? try it out. thank about it.

Do me a favor. Stretch your chest using the flat/incline/decline (all of them) motions. Do you feel the most stretch when pulling your arms up and back (decline movement)? Or do you feel it stretching more when you pull them straight back and down slightly (incline)? Try it out. Think about it.

For building mass, heavy loads on a stretched muscle is much more important than a heavy load on a contracted muscle. If you could only do 50% of the ROM of any exercise, you'd be better of doing the lower 50% (stretched) portion rather than the top 50% (contracted) portion.

 

[Extra_Strong]

Do me a favor. Stretch your chest using the flat/incline/decline (all of them) motions. Do you feel the most stretch when pulling your arms up and back (decline movement)? Or do you feel it stretching more when you pull them straight back and down slightly (incline)? Try it out. Think about it.

For building mass, heavy loads on a stretched muscle is much more important than a heavy load on a contracted muscle. If you could only do 50% of the ROM of any exercise, you'd be better of doing the lower 50% (stretched) portion rather than the top 50% (contracted) portion.

ok guess i will try lifting staying in a stretched position