How to build chest muscle with abnormally long arms?

[ErikTheElectric]

Hey guys, just curious on how to build some chest muscle with these REALLY long arms of mine...

I know the typical answers

"Dude, just bench more and eat"
"BB and DB bench"

But honestly, my bench has been stuck at (Get ready for the patheticness) 105-110lbs for 4 months now. And WHEN I BENCH I feel like an utter weakling..

So what should I do?
Body weight exercises?

I Cycle every single day (Monday-Thursday), once in the morning for an hour fasted and then usually in the afternoon before work. Lift 3 days a week.


Here are some pics just to show you all my lame physique. lol (BTW I had gyno surgery, hence the reason for my nipples)





All suggestions welcome :P

[MichaelCJ]

What's your technique like? As in, how is it you, personally, do the bench press? It could be (partly or entirely) form, you see.

What routine are you doing? Any exercises that would support/enhance the bench at all?

DO you actually eat enough, and of the right kinds of stuff?

Oh, and where is it that you tend to fail, when you do?

[Retoaded]

Hey guys, just curious on how to build some chest muscle with these REALLY long arms of mine...

I know the typical answers

"Dude, just bench more and eat"
"BB and DB bench"

But honestly, my bench has been stuck at (Get ready for the patheticness) 105-110lbs for 4 months now. And WHEN I BENCH I feel like an utter weakling..

So what should I do?
Body weight exercises?

I Cycle every single day (Monday-Thursday), once in the morning for an hour fasted and then usually in the afternoon before work. Lift 3 days a week.


Here are some pics just to show you all my lame physique. lol (BTW I had gyno surgery, hence the reason for my nipples)





All suggestions welcome :P

eat and bench more. srs.
and you cycle twice a day for perhaps 2 hours or so? and lift 3 times per week?

you are not eating enough to overcome all of that srs. hard to make size/strength gains when you are cycling like crazy...kinda need to pick one as your primary goal...cycling performance or putting on strength and size...you can still do the other, but they are kinda competing with each other.

[BuckleyInDaHous]

I doubt your arms are longer then mines and I build chest muscle just fine. Just bench and eat, yes typical answer is typically true.

[jammyo40]

1 - the problem isn't related to the length of your arms
2 - post a vid of your bench
3 - post your program in it's entirety
4 - post your diet in it's entirety
5 - with that much cycling, meal timing may become an issue

[ErikTheElectric]

will post a vid if I can, but to all those saying "eat more".. that's not really the answer.

I've been eating 4k a day and have gone form 140- 146 in the 3 weeks, heh.

I think it might just be time to change up my routine.

Thanks for the input all.

[chazzy1864]

lol @ "abnormally long arms".

It probably isn't your routine. It is probably the fact that your form sucks balls. I don't know for sure, but call it a hunch.

[jay jay]

i'm guessing you have really low testoserone if you had gyno. If you're eating enough and working as hard as you can then pretty much any routine is going to give you some gains, even with **** technique. If I was you I'd order some clomid or nolvadex to get your test levels up to normal.


edit: and throw in some squats if you're not already. Do you do a full routine?

[mmafighter1294]

i know it sounds stupid, but have you tried lifting more? i thought i was stuck at a weight for the longest time, until i tried putting more weight on the bar, and much to my surprise i could lift it. for all i know, you are trying more and failing, but if you aren't, try more weight.

[ironwill2008]

1 - the problem isn't related to the length of your arms
2 - post a vid of your bench
3 - post your program in it's entirety
4 - post your diet in it's entirety
5 - with that much cycling, meal timing may become an issue

^^^^This.

You've provided nothing to go on in regards to offering advices, OP.

[medjen]

I've been eating 4k a day and have gone form 140- 146 in the 3 weeks, heh. .

Wait, wait, wait... You've been at this for three weeks?

[IDrinkBloodLOL]

Nugga, you don't have long arms. I clicked this thread expecting you to be 6'4" and built like E.T., not skinnyfat and shorter than me. Seriously, just eat more and lift more until your body hardens up.

[IDrinkBloodLOL]

OP negged me because I don't post pictures of myself on the internet. He mad.

[ErikTheElectric]

OP negged me because I don't post pictures of myself on the internet. He mad.

Nope I negged you for insulting me. GTFO

[mmafighter1294]

Nope I negged you for insulting me. GTFO

I dont see where he insulted you. Skinnyfat is a commonly used term, nothing to be insulted about, hell, use it as motivation to lift. And he's right, unless you're secretly a monkey, you don't have long arms at 5'8.

[Engineer_Guy]

The problem isn't long arms. The problem is you weigh 146 lbs. Keeping benching heavy and put on some mass. Yes it's that simple.

[Tyciol]

Could a 146lber stuck at 110 bench possibly be better off doing push ups?

my bench has been stuck at (Get ready for the patheticness) 105-110lbs for 4 months now.

For how many repetitions?

[IDrinkBloodLOL]

Yes Tyciol. As far as I'm concerned, if you don't bench press at least your body weight then you should be doing pushups to build strength.

It hasn't escaped my notice that the people on this website who are the scrawniest and weakest, generally in need of the most help, tend as a group to put up the most resistance to advice or input.

[dashinghound]

Thanks, that video helped a lot. At least, I think it did. I'll have to try it out. I've been having issues with the bench press. It's definitely what I look forward to most at the gym, but then I remember right as I start doing it that it KILLS my shoulders, in a bad way. I think this technique will help me avoid that problem in the future; I can't wait to try it out.

[mikeypz1993]

Bench + push ups supersetted.

feelsgoodman

[georgiadawg14]

Thanks, that video helped a lot. At least, I think it did. I'll have to try it out. I've been having issues with the bench press. It's definitely what I look forward to most at the gym, but then I remember right as I start doing it that it KILLS my shoulders, in a bad way. I think this technique will help me avoid that problem in the future; I can't wait to try it out.

Pefect your form on bench and if it still kills your shoulders then throw in some decline bench. It works the chest a little dif. but places less stress on the shoulder. I always use it when the shoulder flares up

[dashinghound]

Okay, thanks. The bench press certainly is hard for me but I realize it can be very beneficial, so I'm all for trying different techniques and forms.

[chazzy1864]

Thanks, that video helped a lot. At least, I think it did. I'll have to try it out. I've been having issues with the bench press. It's definitely what I look forward to most at the gym, but then I remember right as I start doing it that it KILLS my shoulders, in a bad way. I think this technique will help me avoid that problem in the future; I can't wait to try it out.

IMO, that video is the best single video out there for bench. I'd suggest watching it more than once (various times, each time you'll probably key in on one aspect to absorb, so periodically you'll end up getting it all down); especially before you go for a bench day. Then try to enact as much of it as possible. It is how I worked on my bench form and finally made progress.

[MarkVI]

will post a vid if I can, but to all those saying "eat more".. that's not really the answer.

I've been eating 4k a day and have gone form 140- 146 in the 3 weeks, heh.

I think it might just be time to change up my routine.

Thanks for the input all.

It's not your routine...you have barely any mass (upper body at least) and have very low numbers on your bench. Get stronger on bench and dips and you'll grow fine. You do not need a new routine lol - you need to put on some muscle by benching 2 times a week and focusing on getting stronger (which means time , RECOVERY and FOOOOOD)

From these pictures your chest also looks quite a bit ahead of your delts and arms.

[Tyciol]

if you don't bench press at least your body weight then you should be doing pushups to build strength.

Could think of some rare situations where it might be good to do otherwise, like if someone had mobility/balance issues that prevented them from doing the progressions up to flat (wall/knee/elevated hands). But it'd require extreme handicaps to necessitate that.

I feel stupid for not doing pushups more often. I have some meme in my head saying you'll work your shoulders too much and your triceps too little" but when I actually remember doing pushups more intensely I remember feeling it very strongly in the triceps.

[hankjoejr]

How is your back routine? You have to have decent back strength in order to lift more. I have long arms as well and I understand how you feel. Eating healthy and plenty of water will help you along as a good practice.

[WaistofSpace]

Could think of some rare situations where it might be good to do otherwise, like if someone had mobility/balance issues that prevented them from doing the progressions up to flat (wall/knee/elevated hands). But it'd require extreme handicaps to necessitate that.

I feel stupid for not doing pushups more often. I have some meme in my head saying you'll work your shoulders too much and your triceps too little" but when I actually remember doing pushups more intensely I remember feeling it very strongly in the triceps.

Pushups are great for helping out in the bench. just like in the bench video posted, check your arm angle. the closer your arms are to your torso will engage more tricep.

[qeynos]

will post a vid if I can, but to all those saying "eat more".. that's not really the answer.

I've been eating 4k a day and have gone form 140- 146 in the 3 weeks, heh.

I think it might just be time to change up my routine.

Thanks for the input all.

ur eating too mcuh

1 lb a week

otherwise u'll just become fat

[thomasDB]

all the above^^

I use to think I had long arms and that my bench sucked because of 'em.. I started eating like a freak and training my ass off, day in and day out and I've had great results. Eat, eat, eat.

[thomasDB]

ur eating too mcuh

1 lb a week

otherwise u'll just become fat

false.. it depends for who. Newbie gains can come quickly (more than 1lbs a week) and not only consist of fat..