Stubborn Chest

[AhMadKooL]

because incline targets the upper pectoral, giving your chest a more even, square look, rather then a lower "boob". also, if you must do push ups, which i dont recommend as a chest builder, do them with your feet elevated about 2 feet. and if your going to ask for advice, and someone gives it to you, rather then asking why, check this board for old posts, you can find anything you need on here.

I agree with what's been said here; Focus on incline lifts for your chest they give your chest the best volume..

Also I would recommend doing pullovers.

For me at one point my chest was lagging so what i did I started working them twice a week; soon there after they caught up

 

[BadboyAl]

1st off if your training is focused around looking good and want a nice chest, hit incline wide bb bench twice a week, 4x5-8 and do a very steep incline db fly 3x8-12. Very steep meaning 5-15 degrees above your incline bench You should almost be vertical . Focus on sqeezing the pecs not the tri's or front delts.. Steep incline will hit your true upper pec region which is very small but after time you will finally get pecs to grow right below your neck and develop upper chest fullness. Finally the incline bench hits the same muscle as flat but in a different area making it look fuller. You also need to go wide if you want your pecs to fill out. if not you will just grow some muscle in the middle area and you wont look wide.

 

[al420]

Great advice ^^.

Finding the "magic movement" won't help. Or if it does, it'll amount to maybe 1% improvement. You're working w/ tried and true movement already. You don't need the latest "flying underarm DB assrammer chest press/row complex." You need to pick a couple (a COUPLE) and set up a decent, progressive program, so you get stronger at those movements.

For example: on "chest day" (LoL), start w/ heavy flat or decline benching. Warmup, then do 3-5 sets of 5, or 8 sets of 3, or some other heavy set/rep scheme. Then move into pump land, and do some higher rep metabolic work using DB flies, or incline DBs or something. And that's it. Each session, you shoot to add one more rep or 2.5-5 pounds, building up your strength. After a few weeks of really pushing hard, you back off for a week, and then go back at it.

What is your training split? You may not be gaining b/c your overtraining all body parts. If you want to get stronger in your bench start squatting and deadlifting more. Your body need a strong base to bench.

 

[Extra_Strong]

how is your form on bench? do you arch your back?

what kind of weight are you pushing?
how long have you been lifting?

also genetics can be a bitch.

 

[it stars sAddam]

I doubt that I am overtraining as my lifts have been increasing dramatically and consistently over the past few weeks.

 

[Protobuilder]

Then you're on your way to becoming HYOOGE. Good luck.

 

[it stars sAddam]

Awesome. Thanks dude.

 

[al420]

I doubt that I am overtraining as my lifts have been increasing dramatically and consistently over the past few weeks.

Well then I guess you have it all figured out - why are you asking questions again? and by the way - post your weekly training split and ask for opinions - you ARE overtraining.

 

[it stars sAddam]

Well then I guess you have it all figured out - why are you asking questions again? and by the way - post your weekly training split and ask for opinions - you ARE overtraining.

Bite my bag you self-righteous bastard. Don't tell me that I'm overtraining. I think that I understand my own body more thoroughly than you do. My reason for making this thread was to get ideas for new chest exercises, not to have my split (which I haven't even shown or spoken about) critiqued.

 

[Yarg!]

i know alot of ppl will shoot me down or something, but to me, the best rep scheme is 8-10. strength AND size. i find just doing 3x8-10 incline bb press, and 2x8-10 really bring up my upper pecs. i am sure, u gain alot of strength with the ol 3-5 rep scheme, but 8-10 increases my strength just as well- granted i add 5 lbs a week. last month i added a solid 20lbs to my chest exercises, from that scheme. i suggest , no i swear by 8-10, and i whole heartedly recommend it for size and strength for any lacking body part.