LTRAIN

im tryin to get that cut in my upper chest but so far its not very visible. (ie. when wearing a dress shirt). I have been doing incline bench and incline dumbell press. Can you guys help me with some other moves I can do to have it more defined?? thanks

Yumcha

Well, consider your diet...if size is the issue for you (which is what it sounds like), make sure you are getting enough protein into your system.

Also, very important to not overwork your chest as it can only get large when it is resting...So, make sure you monitor your reps and the number of times per week you work on your chest.

When lifting, do heavier weights at lower reps and make sure you are doing your negatives slowly...

G'luck...!

GIBSON6594

I don't understand what "cut" you are talking about, but you might wanna try doing some dips and decline bench

RMATIC09

If you wanna get bigger, you need to eat more. If you wanna get more cut, you need to diet.

plain and simple.


More exercises dosent mean a bigger chest. Workout your chest normally, once a week assuming your on that type of program, lift heavy but safely, proper form, and make sure your meeting your caloric needs in regards to your goals.

youngTL

I've never understood quite how the pectoral muscles work. How are the incline and decline bench different for the muscle? I've always though the pectoralis major were 2 muscles, one on the left and one on the right.

LTRAIN

ok.. Ive been lifting for a lot of years now but on and off. My diet is good and i know a good amount about proper dieting, proper lifting techniques etc. But I just can seem to get that top portion more defined. Incline dumbbell flys?? but thanks for the input fellas like i said i know some stuff not all!! thanks

mjmuel0

those muscles are only showing on other guys due to the mass of the chest. Your muscles have to be large enough to make the cut. Eat more protein! Chest Fly's will also help, not only with the machine but with free weights too. It never hurts to do push ups, the best chests are formed through push ups!

Doc.Booty

The pecs are just 2 muscles, but they aren't the only muscles in your chest.

Most recent stuff i've read says that the decline bench does exactly what the flat bench does, so it's mostly useless. I believe - and I could very well be wrong - that the incline bench pulls in more of the small stabilizers around your upper chest/clavicle than the flat bench. And of course it brings your shoulders into the mix.

GIBSON6594

I've heard the same about decline too, but there are just not many other lower chest excercises

Doc.Booty

The flat bench works the lower chest just fine.

roughrider

Watch this video clip of Milos Sarcev explain a chest workout. He gives some great pointers.



http://thefitshow.com/week3/milos_chest_large.htm


The rest of the videos from the series can be seen at:

http://thefitshow.com/past_episodes.htm

LTRAIN

i can do almost 100 pushups in a row and i also do many pushups with my legs elevated about 2 - 4 feet up and i use dumbells so i can go lower while doing pushups. nothing seems to work. i guess i need to get more protein because i really think thats what is wrong with me.

SpeedyV6

All those pushups will probably hit your triceps pretty hard but I don't think it will do as much for your chest. Try a flat bench with enough weight that you can only do 5-8 reps per set.

Time For Sleeep

Those would be more beneficial for the lower portion of your chest. But don't neglect them as you want to make sure your chest develops fully.

I would think that you don't need incline dumbell and bench press; it's either one or the other, but make sure you get incline flys along w/ whatever press you choose to do. (whether cable or dumbells)

Also, on your shoulder workout days, get those military presses in (arnold press w/ the 2nd motion).

youngTL

Haha now I'm even more confused. I would suspect that of the incline bench though.

LTRAIN

i dont go to a gym.. i work out at home. Only have 2 dumbells, a bench with incline and decline and a lat pull down thing. So.. cant really do flys

Time For Sleeep

you can do flys with the dumbells. Just make sure when you go down and up you're keeping your elbows still and not allowing the press motion to happen.

I prefer cable, but some swear by dumbell flys.

is300eater

(see 2nd pic.)

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ronnie+coleman