Re: Bigger Chest
For mass-gaining (hypertrophy) the exercises you do are important, but so is how you do them. All exercises for mass gaining need to follow these rules:
1. Lift for 8-12 reps.
2. Rest for no more than 1-1.5 minutes between sets.
3. Do negatives.
-For example, when you go down on a bench press, do it slowly. Go up for half the time it takes to go down.
Here are the exercises I like to do, keeping in mind you don't have a incline bench available:
1. Bench press
2. Flat bench dumbbell flys
3. Dips
4. Pushups (experiment with different grips)
Try not to use machines. Stabilizer muscles are activated with free weights, not machines. You must also work your back or your body will stop the growth of your chest to prevent muscular imbalances. working the back will also make your chest appear larger too. Here's a a quick workout plan:
1. Wide grip pullups
2. Normal grip pullups
3. Dumbbell/Barbell Rows
4. Back Extensions
5. Barbell pullovers
6. Fullpulls
- Take an ez bar (a bendy one) grab the parts where they bend closest to the middle. Pull up close to the clavicle. (2 bones bellow your neck)
7. Dumbbell Shrugs
The last two exercises work your traps, muscles that attach from your neck down to your middle back. They are part of your back and working these will make you look huge, which by now I'm assuming your going for.
If you're not sure of some of the exercises, just type the names into google or youtube. Or try going to some bodybuilding sites. I read most of that info and am now looking into more functional training. But if you need anything just send me a PM. Good luck!
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Last edited by Runner; 07-12-2010 at 01:13 AM.
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