chest just wont grow

[Ish]

Madcow, Tom, good stuff. Original poster, do you eat anything? What is your diet like? If you aren't eating enough, you will not grow.

 

[rbtrout]

An addendum to my last post - read what Madcow says - it makes way too much sense, especially including dl's and squats. I've done squats all along, but recently added dl's into my routine (about 1 month now). I don't think that I'm very strong on them (max of 300#). BUT, I've currently been working with db's on bench and have gone up 20# just since doing dl's.

 

[cuthroat]

Seems like everyone has covered form, excercises and such in their posts. One thing that I didnt realize was really putting a damper on my pec growth was my grip on flat/decline bench. I dont know if this go's for decline but on flat bench the wider your grip the more you are going to work your chest, the narrower your grip the more you work your arms...

 

[calebdonnellyusmc]

I'd say give cables a shot.
You might not be able to build the same power with cables as on a bench, but I do believe you can hit the pecs better. Try something like

5x 10 incline cable fly(postition the handles high)
4x 10 cable press (slightly lower cable position than incline fly)
5x 10 decline cable fly(handles down low)

You need to watch your form on these, because it's very easy to slightly change your motion to hit shoulders or arms more than you'd want to if you're concentrating on chest(decline more than others from what I've seen people do).
Dips can also help build a fuller chest than people give them credit for. the trick is in how straight you keep your body when doing them.