Chest Building 101 - Introduction!
Everyone is guaranteed an A for the course as long as you sit through the course and pay attention... This introduction will give details about anatomy of the chest, different parts, exercises, and workouts. [ Click here to learn more. ]
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Tips: Lie on a flat bench and firmly position your feet flat on the floor a little more than shoulder width apart. Keep your back flat on the bench! Using a grip broader than shoulder width, hold the barbell above your body, then lower slowly to the middle of your chest. Without bouncing the weight off your chest, drive the barbell up over the middle of your chest until your arms are straight and your elbows are locked. Lower the bar down slowly.
Dumbbell Flyes
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: Dumbbell Mechanics Type: Compound
Tips: Sit down on a flat bench with a dumbbell in each hand. Then lie back, keeping the dumbbells close to your chest. Lift the dumbbells over your chest by extending your arms. Maintain a slight bend in your elbows. Keep your hips and shoulders flat on the bench and your feet on the floor. Lower the dumbbells to the sides of your body in an arc-like motion. At the lowest point, your bent elbows should be on a horizontal plane even with the bench. Slowly bring the weights back up over your chest in an arc. The bend in your elbows should stay the same throughout the exercise.
Pushups
Exercise Data Main Muscle Worked: Chest Other Muscles Worked: Triceps, Shoulders Equipment: BodyOnly Mechanics Type: Compound
Tips: Kneel down on the floor and place your hands flat on the floor and slightly wider than shoulder width apart. With your shoulders directly over your hands, straighten your arms. Move your feet back, placing your toes on the floor, so that your knees are off the floor and your legs are straight. At this point, your body should form a straight line from your shoulders to your ankles. Your body should remain straight throughout this exercise. Keep your head and neck in line with your body so that your are looking down toward the floor. This is the starting position. In a controlled fashion, lower your body down toward the floor, bending your elbows, until your body is nearly touching the floor. Now, push your body up away from the floor, straightening your arms, until you have returned to the starting position. If you need to reduce the intensity of this exercise you can perform the pushup from your knees.
The Best Chest-Building Tips And Workouts!
Get the latest right here as our forum members have put together some great tips and workouts for building perfect pecs. In addition get a refresher course on chest anatomy. [ Click here to learn more. ]
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