Need A Bigger Chest = Please Critique Workout

[bad14u]

Originally posted by redneck99
I applied the same rule to yesterday's bicep workout and I could totally feel the difference. Harder and fuller pump.

Can't wait until today's chest workout to go heavy and test my new knowledge!!!!!!

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[Bubo]

I’m kind of surprised that no one posted something about flat benching and inclines with an Olympic bar?
These are still looked at as the size gainers.

[redneck99]

Originally posted by Bubo
I’m kind of surprised that no one posted something about flat benching and inclines with an Olympic bar?
These are still looked at as the size gainers.

that is a good point but I think the benefits to all the secondary muscle used in DB's makes for a harder workout... IMO

BTW... my chest workout last night owned! I drastically reduced the reps and went way heaiver in my program and got a way better pump. I can def tell a difference.

Thanx for the help ya'll, espically big thanx to Stone!

[helix139]

Man, the ONLY thing that made my chest grow was to do decline bar / dumbbell presses. Steep decline and 8 reps for as many sets as I can do without chest exploding. I read this workout from Bill Pearl in an article long ago, and it made alot of sence. He did 2 sets of warm up (me too) of light weights (45 lbs) then went up to the heaviest weight he could press 8 times. Then take 3 minutes rest and do it again until he couldn't do anymore, then drop down to the next weight. This is the only chest I do persay as I do dips and shoulder presses to the front other days and these exercises hit the chest indirectly. I do maybe 8 to 10 sets and that's it.

[Stonecold54]

Chest development (actually any development) has a lot to do with genetic structure. Then length of your tendons, ligaments, bones and muscles all play a factor in what exercises are good and which ones are not for a given person. I personally cannot do any type of barbell benching because #1. I feel nothing in my chest and #2. It hurts my rotator cuff each and every time I try to go back to it. So I have cut that out completely. Hammer strength benching is about the closest thing I can do that won't hurt my shoulder too much (I don't have injuries). My main stays are the cable crossover and Dips. Sometimes I can do Incline DB presses with some success. So to whoever is confused about which exercises are mass builders and which are not, there is no such thing. If an exercise gives a good contraction in the peak position and variable resistance throughout the whole strength curve then it will be a mass builder for that individual person. If it doesn't then drop it from your program.