Building a big chest

[syssstem]

I am currently lacking a chest, i have been doing a work out where i do one muscle group a day 6 days a week, chest on monday (flat bench, incline db press, pull overs, and flat bench flys) by thursday it feels like my chest is ready to work it out again but i have other work outs to finish and am forced to wait until monday to do my chest again

does anyone have any suggestions on what i should do?

currently i am

mon-chest
tues-bi's
wens-shoulders
thurs-back
fri-tris
sat-legs
sun-break

[iam fuzz]

D1:Chest/Arms
D2:Legs/Abs
D3:Back/Shoulders
D4:Rest
D5: Repeat D1-D3

Something like that will help you get more work in. Re-arrange it to how you like.

-fuzz

[Strenf]

diamond push ups every night before bed

[syssstem]

before i used to do it like this

chest/arms
shoulders/back
legs/abs
break
repeat

but i found that i was always exhausted, like i was over working my self or something

and woulnt doing diamond push ups everynight just make my chest over worked? woulnt that be the same as doing a bunch of curls everymight because you want big biceps

[Strenf]

before i used to do it like this

chest/arms
shoulders/back
legs/abs
break
repeat

but i found that i was always exhausted, like i was over working my self or something

and woulnt doing diamond push ups everynight just make my chest over worked? woulnt that be the same as doing a bunch of curls everymight because you want big biceps

you can never do too many pushups - I feel the same way about situps and crunches.

I try to do a minimum of 300 push ups a week

[BB is 4 life :)]

diamond push ups every night before bed

They focus on your triceps.

[johno_66]

you can never do too many pushups - I feel the same way about situps and crunches.

I try to do a minimum of 300 push ups a week

Well i personaly would never do pushups the day after i work my chest.

[itslocke]

you can never do too many pushups - I feel the same way about situps and crunches.

I try to do a minimum of 300 push ups a week

Well unfortunately for you, you're incorrect. You CAN do too many.

[Strenf]

Well unfortunately for you, you're incorrect. You CAN do too many.

why is it unfortunate for me, if I find it works well for me ?

[Phenom01]

Building a bigger chest requires building a bigger body in general. If your chest is not growing that means your not growing in other parts either. So eat good food for growth and you should see an increase in overall size.

[johno_66]

why is it unfortunate for me, if I find it works well for me ?

Are you telling me you do pressups the day after you bench?

That will hinder your progess.

[itslocke]

why is it unfortunate for me, if I find it works well for me ?

Well if it works for you, great. But that style of training won't work for most people, therefore, its generally bad advice.

[BB is 4 life :)]

and woulnt doing diamond push ups everynight just make my chest over worked? woulnt that be the same as doing a bunch of curls everymight because you want big biceps

Yeah thats right, a muscle only grows when its resting, not when its being worked, if you do push-ups of any kind every night your chest would not heal within 24 hours and it would not grow. Also, doing push ups at night is just gonna affect your weight training, negatively.

You want to focus on your chest you hit chest on its own on monday so your fresh. Follow this plan.

Monday = Chest
Tuesday = Back
Wednesday= Legs
Thursday = Shoulders
Friday = Arms
Saturday = Rest
Sunday = Rest

This way you hit your chest on monday, then dont affect your triceps or chest again until thursday giving your chest 72 hours rest, then your triceps will be fresh for shoulders and your chest will also be healed, if not 100%, it'll be pretty much there. Then you hit your arms on friday, Biceps have had 72hours rest from back day and your triceps are only assistant muscles on shoulder day, if you perform your exercises correctly on shoulders they will not be tired.

Then over weekend, rest as much as possible and feed yourself plenty of carbs and protein to repair the muscle and restore your glycogen ready for monday.

[Strenf]

Are you telling me you do pressups the day after you bench?

That will hinder your progess.

not necessarily I listen to my body - i try to get 300 a week if I that can work out to 60 a day 5 day a week 50 a day 6 day a week etc

[syssstem]

so far im liking what you say the best, but its basically what i do now is it not? how come i should put arms into one day, and not have it broken up the way i do now?

[iam fuzz]

Because having two seperate days for biceps and triceps is a waste of gas money.

-fuzz

[Snowy91]

you can never do too many pushups - I feel the same way about situps and crunches.

I try to do a minimum of 300 push ups a week

Well at least you'll get better at doing pushups,situps and crunches...but thats all.

[Noob_Saibot11]

what are diamond pushups? excuse me if this is a stupid question

[mattyoc3]

Whats the point of the military making you do high-hundreds of pushups during a day?

Working through pain, im guessing, pushing yourself beyond your limits.

but most people come out of boot camp in the best shape of their lives.

[Strenf]

Well at least you'll get better at doing pushups,situps and crunches...but thats all.

EXACTLY!

[Snowy91]

Whats the point of the military making you do high-hundreds of pushups during a day?

Working through pain, im guessing, pushing yourself beyond your limits.

but most people come out of boot camp in the best shape of their lives.

I was very fit after BMQ and SQ, but that was due to running at 5 every morning. Not from all of the pushups...

P.S. You weight train at basic...

[woodsballa]

I would suggest doing more Incline/Decline workouts. It should define the muscles in your chest alot more.

[colinosmar123]

Yeah thats right, a muscle only grows when its resting, not when its being worked, if you do push-ups of any kind every night your chest would not heal within 24 hours and it would not grow. Also, doing push ups at night is just gonna affect your weight training, negatively.

You want to focus on your chest you hit chest on its own on monday so your fresh. Follow this plan.

Monday = Chest
Tuesday = Back
Wednesday= Legs
Thursday = Shoulders
Friday = Arms
Saturday = Rest
Sunday = Rest

This way you hit your chest on monday, then dont affect your triceps or chest again until thursday giving your chest 72 hours rest, then your triceps will be fresh for shoulders and your chest will also be healed, if not 100%, it'll be pretty much there. Then you hit your arms on friday, Biceps have had 72hours rest from back day and your triceps are only assistant muscles on shoulder day, if you perform your exercises correctly on shoulders they will not be tired.

Then over weekend, rest as much as possible and feed yourself plenty of carbs and protein to repair the muscle and restore your glycogen ready for monday.

seconded. I use and have used this exact split for a while, and it allows ample muscle stimulation. My chest is quite large and grows quite well from this program (46 inches last time i measured, 6'3). Use this program, and follow the advice posted, good luck.

[trainTilfailure]

Yeah thats right, a muscle only grows when its resting, not when its being worked, if you do push-ups of any kind every night your chest would not heal within 24 hours and it would not grow. Also, doing push ups at night is just gonna affect your weight training, negatively.

You want to focus on your chest you hit chest on its own on monday so your fresh. Follow this plan.

Monday = Chest
Tuesday = Back
Wednesday= Legs
Thursday = Shoulders
Friday = Arms
Saturday = Rest
Sunday = Rest

This way you hit your chest on monday, then dont affect your triceps or chest again until thursday giving your chest 72 hours rest, then your triceps will be fresh for shoulders and your chest will also be healed, if not 100%, it'll be pretty much there. Then you hit your arms on friday, Biceps have had 72hours rest from back day and your triceps are only assistant muscles on shoulder day, if you perform your exercises correctly on shoulders they will not be tired.

Then over weekend, rest as much as possible and feed yourself plenty of carbs and protein to repair the muscle and restore your glycogen ready for monday.

how many sets and reps for this?

[itslocke]

Whats the point of the military making you do high-hundreds of pushups during a day?

Working through pain, im guessing, pushing yourself beyond your limits.

but most people come out of boot camp in the best shape of their lives.

Because most people who ship off to basic are either fat lazy asses, or skinny nerdy lazy asses.

I'm shipping in July, and i'm already in the best shape of my life. Plus, the goal of BCT is not building muscle, which is the primary goal on these forums.

[econ]

Another biggie is just to make sure you are properly stimulating your chest on every rep of every exercise and not letting your form degenerate:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/fitshow3.htm

[BB is 4 life :)]

how many sets and reps for this?

Thats dependant on the person, trial and error is the name of the game, gotta try out different set and rep ranges to find what you work and respond best to.

Anytime you try a new training style, routine, set/rep range or anything to change your training. Give it a minimum of 6 weeks to see changes in strength or size, if you get NOTHING then change to something else, if you get gains, stick with it till they stop then try something new.

That way you can gauge how fast or slow you gain on your new routine compared to the last one you tried.

[bighitz55]

diamond push ups every night before bed

Thats gotta be the closest thing to mentally retarded i've heard in a week, diamond pushups concentrate on your tri's...Just stick with your workout, widen out your grip on the bench--that will help your bench go way up and will concentrate more on your chest..

[olinerules87]

maybe go fullbody so you can work your chest 3 times a week instead of just once