what are the best chest and tri exercises?

[stuff804]

this is one place where i never end up doing enough sets and am not getting any gains doing so. i have only bbeen doing bench press and i know that def isnt enough. help me out.peace

[sfgiants13]

First off, what's your routine? If all you've been doing is benching it's no wonder you haven't gained.

[dude_6991]

ya he u can do flys and bench and decline bench dumbell bench and for tri's u can do the tri push down and dips scull cruchers and try to do about 2-3 sets oeach and 6-10 reps each on this good luckj man

[Krunchy]

Originally posted by dude_6991
ya he u can do flys and bench and decline bench dumbell bench

Baaah, decline. Do it if it works for you, but flat bench and incline are much better for your chest.

[Lifter16]

I work a 2 day split. On day 1 I do chest/triceps/shoulders. I do 3 sets of 4-6 on Flat Bench, Incline, Close Grip, Shoulder Press and lateral DB Raises.

[stuff804]

currently this is my schedule

moday:abs
tuesday:chest and tris
wednesday: biceps and forearms
thursday:back and traps

[Krunchy]

Originally posted by stuff804
currently this is my schedule

moday:abs
tuesday:chest and tris
wednesday: biceps and forearms
thursday:back and traps

And when do you do legs?

[Evilution]

chest - bb bench flat
db bench incline
dips

tris
close grip bench
skullcrushers
dips.

[Porky]

where the heck is ur legs in there? sheesh

flat
incline
dips
cg bench
are my favs

[nateakabear]

Originally posted by mirror_6996
Baaah, decline. Do it if it works for you, but flat bench and incline are much better for your chest.

How so? I would agree that incline might be better but why flat?

[Krunchy]

Originally posted by nateakabear
How so? I would agree that incline might be better but why flat?

Although I speak mostly opinionated from what works best for me, I believe that decline bench does nothing for the chest. I feel no real stimulation, and the movement is just awkward. Flat bench is the most fundamental compound exercise for the chest. Your in a better position to generate more power than in decline, and it's easier to feel your chest working. But this is just my opinion.

[hHh657]

Put some legs in there, and your ready to go!

[S4V4G3]

Originally posted by hHh657
Put some legs in there, and your ready to go!

[nateakabear]

Originally posted by mirror_6996
Although I speak mostly opinionated from what works best for me, I believe that decline bench does nothing for the chest. I feel no real stimulation, and the movement is just awkward. Flat bench is the most fundamental compound exercise for the chest. Your in a better position to generate more power than in decline, and it's easier to feel your chest working. But this is just my opinion.

Well from a study I have read where they found out what muscle fibers were used most in what exercises they found that Decline bench used the most muscle fibers in the chest, which ended up with more growth. Doing decline bench is like doing leaning forward dips which is also a great chest movement if done right. I just need to find the study that proves it.

[Iluvmywifenkids]

Hope this helps

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[BrockBoiPaul]

Originally posted by nateakabear
Well from a study I have read where they found out what muscle fibers were used most in what exercises they found that Decline bench used the most muscle fibers in the chest, which ended up with more growth. Doing decline bench is like doing leaning forward dips which is also a great chest movement if done right. I just need to find the study that proves it.

I read the same study, it was somewhere in the Teenbodybuilding section from one of the writters, maybe Derek C., cause I've read alot of his stuff. Personally i've had great results from all decline, incline and flat, its good to switch up exercises every month.

Also, i know everyone is asking about legs in your routine, but what about shoulders?