pec shape

[T-Matt]

for me I learned the hard way

after multiple injuries and no results I finally started training pecs with lighter weight but with more intesity

for me pecs much like calves
are a high rep muscle.

Ditto! The only thing heavy weight on chest ever did was injure my damn rotator cuffs! I Looooooove high rep slow eccentric flys.. tears my pecs UP!!!

T-Matt

 

[icon0561]

This may seem like a stupid question....but what the hell...i'm here to learn right? No matter how much I work on chest excersises, my pecs never sqare off. I can gain size naturally and see fairly decent results on the top shelf, but no matter how many dips or decline or flies i do the result is all the same; rounded bottom pectorals. Is this just my genetic make up, and could this be a sign of a possible inclination towards gyno?

vtxdevildog

I have the same type of make up. I always thought my body type looked odd until I started working the hell out of my traps. Having more bulk up top seemed to make my pec shape seem more natural.

 

[pitbullrocco]

Just like the way your biceps are built to look. Hold your arm up at a right angle, like youre on a bike and making a left turn, with your palm facing your head. You will see a gap between your bicep and your forearm. If the gap is large, your Bi's are built for peak. If there is little gap, it's built for mass.

what would you consider a little gap? 1 inch? half an inch? a cunt hair?

 

[c3bodybuilding]

As everyone else has said, it's all genetics. You can't change the shape of your pecs no matter what you do or how hard you try. You can only increase or decrease the muscle. Your best bet is to pick a routine based on compound lifts such as bench presses and work on adding weight to the bar each week with good form.

Oh and btw I have the type of pecs you desire, yet you have the shape I would have prefered. Instead of focusing on what you don't have, focus on what you do. Arnold and many other great bodybuilders had that hanging, round pec look. I don't think it hurt them.

 

[jerol]

Way not to even answer the question.

As everyone else says, muscle shape is already predetermined. Getting leaner can help you look more of a square shaped pec. A lof of pro's don't have the classic square chest. They look pretty good.

I guess I would agree that your optimum muscle shape is predetermined if you have done everything you can to maximize your development. I would submit, though, that most bodybuilders have not done everything they can to maximize development. I know this because my upper chest used to be poor until I prioritized it and now it squares off nicely. If I had stuck to doing incline presses as my third exercise and not prioritized its development, I too might have just attributed it to my genetic "shape".

VTX states that "no matter how many dips or decline or flies i do the result is all the same; rounded bottom pectorals". Dips and declines don't isolate the upper chest. So I suggested he do just that for a few weeks. I guess my answer to his question is that I don't necessarily believe his shape is genetically limited, given the information he supplies. I'd want to see how he looks after prioritizing his upper chest for a while, that's all.

Jerol

 

[ALIN]

This may seem like a stupid question....but what the hell...i'm here to learn right? No matter how much I work on chest excersises, my pecs never sqare off. I can gain size naturally and see fairly decent results on the top shelf, but no matter how many dips or decline or flies i do the result is all the same; rounded bottom pectorals. Is this just my genetic make up, and could this be a sign of a possible inclination towards gyno?

vtxdevildog

Genetics are key factor but you need to try various variety of chest exercises to get best development.

 

[GetBig10]

This may seem like a stupid question....but what the hell...i'm here to learn right? No matter how much I work on chest excersises, my pecs never sqare off. I can gain size naturally and see fairly decent results on the top shelf, but no matter how many dips or decline or flies i do the result is all the same; rounded bottom pectorals. Is this just my genetic make up, and could this be a sign of a possible inclination towards gyno?

vtxdevildog

bro the same things wrong with me, do you have puffy nipples i do:S...im taking letro...if its gyno

 

[mlong23]

I guess I would agree that your optimum muscle shape is predetermined if you have done everything you can to maximize your development. I would submit, though, that most bodybuilders have not done everything they can to maximize development. I know this because my upper chest used to be poor until I prioritized it and now it squares off nicely. If I had stuck to doing incline presses as my third exercise and not prioritized its development, I too might have just attributed it to my genetic "shape".

VTX states that "no matter how many dips or decline or flies i do the result is all the same; rounded bottom pectorals". Dips and declines don't isolate the upper chest. So I suggested he do just that for a few weeks. I guess my answer to his question is that I don't necessarily believe his shape is genetically limited, given the information he supplies. I'd want to see how he looks after prioritizing his upper chest for a while, that's all.

Jerol

OK, not being a dick but I still don't think you understand the question he asked. He says he does not have a problem with the top shelf, which would be incline exercises. He has a rounded bottom pec, he wants a square shape. This is where a person would typically do decline exercises, emphasis on the outer area because of the rounded shape.

The higher up in BF, the more rounded the chest looks, I think. Get to a leaner body and I bet your chest starts looking more squarish.

 

[toxicsambo]

what would you consider a little gap? 1 inch? half an inch? a cunt hair?

A short gap meaning your bicep is close to your forearm. People with naturally high peak biceps have a larger gap. Compare pics of Sergio Oliva's front double bicep pose, to that of Arnold's and you'll see what I mean. You can see the shape difference.

 

[jerol]

OK, not being a dick but I still don't think you understand the question he asked. He says he does not have a problem with the top shelf, which would be incline exercises. He has a rounded bottom pec, he wants a square shape. This is where a person would typically do decline exercises, emphasis on the outer area because of the rounded shape.

The higher up in BF, the more rounded the chest looks, I think. Get to a leaner body and I bet your chest starts looking more squarish.

mlong,

You're absolutely right... I misread it...

Guess them speed readin' courses forgot to mention that little detail... heh.

My bad,

Jerol