New upper chest excercise

[Bouncer]

I'll fish the studies later

I give you a chance to contribute to the forum and post something useful rather then troll and you cant be bothered... :disagree:

Here is the article and study. Flat bench was actually the most effective in terms of full chest muscle activation. Peck Deck Machine was second place.

http://www.acefitness.org/certifiedn...ffective-chest

[Mr I]

post those studies if you can.

if i remember right it also said pec dec flies activate like 98% of the chest much more so then free weight flies. i remember being surprised at that.

Yeah pec deck does very little for me, I'll fish the studies later

[Bouncer]

Ok two studies were done, the first demonstrated that incline barbell only involved the upper pec 5% over and above flat bench.

The second study showed that reverse, wide grip flat bench recruited a whopping 30% more upper pec over and above flat bench.

so I tried it tonight, great success, you need a spotter to stay with you, possibly help you unrack and return, you press it in an arc fashion towards up over your neck from starting at your sternum.

post those studies if you can.

if i remember right it also said pec dec flies activate like 98% of the chest much more so then free weight flies. i remember being surprised at that.

[Mr I]

Yeah its not a heavy movement its more.about pressing and kinda pulling with your upper pecs, just started with light weight

[Ashop]

Ok two studies were done, the first demonstrated that incline barbell only involved the upper pec 5% over and above flat bench.

The second study showed that reverse, wide grip flat bench recruited a whopping 30% more upper pec over and above flat bench.

so I tried it tonight, great success, you need a spotter to stay with you, possibly help you unrack and return, you press it in an arc fashion towards up over your neck from starting at your sternum.

What type of weight did you start with? I'm assuming light to get the feel of the movement.

[BEAST]

No thanks.

[decadecadeca]

.... reverse, wide grip flat bench...

Don't think my shoulders would like it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR0gWRGPoH8

[Mr I]

So you make a movement like you are going to re-rack the barbell on each rep?

Pretty much yes, I only used 220 for 3 sets of 10 to 12 and it really worked

[Scrumhalf]

So you make a movement like you are going to re-rack the barbell on each rep?

[Mr I]

Ok two studies were done, the first demonstrated that incline barbell only involved the upper pec 5% over and above flat bench.

The second study showed that reverse, wide grip flat bench recruited a whopping 30% more upper pec over and above flat bench.

so I tried it tonight, great success, you need a spotter to stay with you, possibly help you unrack and return, you press it in an arc fashion towards up over your neck from starting at your sternum.