Decline bench, DB presses and pec tears.

[paradox]

Just wondering if any of you guys ever heard of someone tearing their pec from decline bench or DB presses? I completly cut flat bench from my chest routine, mainly outta sheer fear of tearing my pec again.

 

[odoyal rulez]

Im sure you can tear a muscle doing anything man...

 

[paradox]

true, I was just wondering how other guys on here changed their chest routine around, after going through a pec tear.

 

[hondas2k666]

same thing happened to me about 1 year and a half ago from doing heavy dumbell press. havent had a problem since, just work them and they will get stronger. my chest exercises consist of 3 sets flat bench 3 sets incline bench and 3 sets decline bench. i go 2 weeks with barbell, next 2 weeks with dumbells and they rotate in that order. hope this helps.

 

[OMEGA]

Most tears based on experience come from Flat bench based on the actual mechanics of the movement.

Decline and Inclines tend to be better if done right since the mechanics are more favorable to the function of the pectorals in those particular movments.

 

[paradox]

Thanks omega, my new post pec tear chest routine, consists of machine chest press, decline bench, incline DB press, and weighted dips.

 

[OMEGA]

Thanks omega, my new post pec tear chest routine, consists of machine chest press, decline bench, incline DB press, and weighted dips.

I had a pec tear lat year and you cant even tell I ever had one

my routine is:

1)Machine Bench Press ( never go below 10 reps)
2)Low cable flys, 3 sets ( mostly for stretch)
3)Heavy inlcine Barbell press ( but I dont go below 8 controlled reps and never break parallel on elbows)
4)Cable flys done ina way really flex that pec reagion and engorge it with blood( I focus on cotractions)


ps I ALWAYS follow with Trs an light delts.

 

[paradox]

My pec tear was surgically repaired about 2 years ago,...what a pain in a ass it was with the rehab and what not. I hope to never go through that again.

 

[Natural_Ice]

You can tear any muscle..Doing any kind of excerise.. you just need to do it properly or else you may injure yourself.

 

[OMEGA]

My pec tear was surgically repaired about 2 years ago,...what a pain in a ass it was with the rehab and what not. I hope to never go through that again.

for real bro

glad your back

I realized that pec development is more about Fly motions with strategic use of presses, instead of the other way around.

and if you think about the function of the chest ( look at greys anatomy book) and one will realize its primary function is a NOT pressing.