Hey guys, i need some good excercises that target the lower outside areas of the chest...i know decline press and flies work the whole lower chest, but i need some excercises that work the lower outside area near my armpit area. thanks
Hey guys, i need some good excercises that target the lower outside areas of the chest...i know decline press and flies work the whole lower chest, but i need some excercises that work the lower outside area near my armpit area. thanks
Do you have Matt Syndrome where the bottom outer part of your pecs are different sizes? Sucks.
Do you have Matt Syndrome where the bottom outer part of your pecs are different sizes? Sucks.
no both sides of my chest are perfectly identical, the problem is im only gaining mass in the upper and middle parts of my chest, the lower part is not getting noticably bigger like the rest. Especially the outer-lower regions, that seems to be lagging the most...i want to train those to "square-off" the pecs
no both sides of my chest are perfectly identical, the problem is im only gaining mass in the upper and middle parts of my chest, the lower part is not getting noticably bigger like the rest. Especially the outer-lower regions, that seems to be lagging the most...i want to train those to "square-off" the pecs
Lucky. I can't even out my chest if my life depended on it.
Lucky. I can't even out my chest if my life depended on it.
some1 on here might know how to fix that if u make a post about it, i dont know enough to say if it might just be simple genetics or if u can grow one side more than the other
Dips, particularly wide-grip dips, will help immensely with this. Restricting the range of motion to the bottom 2/3 will also help keep the tension on the pecs.
Mostly the overall shape of a chest is going to be genetic. Some people were born with that square chest look, and if you weren't, you'll probably never get it.
Also, recent studies have proven that muscles experience non-uniform hypertrophy, where the most growth of a muscle takes place nearer the insertion point. So the majority of chets exercises are automatically going to stimulate the outer/lower pec muscles. That's why so few people have a really well developed upper/inner chest.
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Mostly the overall shape of a chest is going to be genetic. Some people were born with that square chest look, and if you weren't, you'll probably never get it.
Also, recent studies have proven that muscles experience non-uniform hypertrophy, where the most growth of a muscle takes place nearer the insertion point. So the majority of chets exercises are automatically going to stimulate the outer/lower pec muscles. That's why so few people have a really well developed upper/inner chest.
my chest has that square look already, but its just a little rounded near the bottom, the seperation between my upper abs and lower pecs isint that great and im trying to fix that. the other trouble area is the very outside of the lower portion of my pecs...when i do barbell bench, dumbell bench, weighted dips, and cable crossovers, none of them seem to work the lower chest area for me. i just came back from the gym and did declines and it seemed to help a little but not very much
Do you have Matt Syndrome where the bottom outer part of your pecs are different sizes? Sucks.
That is exactly my ****ing problem. I dont think its my form, and it seems my rear delts and tri's are evenly sized so i dont think its overpowering by other muscle groups. My left outer and bottom portion is bigger than my right, but my right is my strong side. I am thinking its from lifting last year w/ wrist problems on my right hand. I hate trying to focus on evening out the bottom portion of my chest to even it out b/c its taking all my focus away from my incline which is what i really want to focus on. So i end up doing both and just dont seem to be noticing them evening out, the left gets bigger, more rounded out, and the right side is very very slowly progressing. Anyone with some advice on this would be great.
Btw, i made a post on this a few weeks ago but to no aviail.
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Hey guys, i need some good excercises that target the lower outside areas of the chest...i know decline press and flies work the whole lower chest, but i need some excercises that work the lower outside area near my armpit area. thanks
to get that sweep to the lower outer chest area do the weighted ( when able) leaning (slightly ) forward dips .
if you want good training advice , dont ask the biggest guy in the gym. ask the guy who's made the most improvement
Dips, particularly wide-grip dips, will help immensely with this. Restricting the range of motion to the bottom 2/3 will also help keep the tension on the pecs.
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Spot on by the way re: wide grip dips.
Decline flyes done with a partial range of motion (lower) will work, as will wide grip decline BB presses.
Genetics or you're not eating enough. I know a guy that has never entered a gym and just does variations of the push-up at home and has one of the best roundest chests I have ever ****ing seen, mother****er I'm jealous of his super genetics! He eats like **** too, not ****ing fair...
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Genetics or you're not eating enough. I know a guy that has never entered a gym and just does variations of the push-up at home and has one of the best roundest chests I have ever ****ing seen, mother****er I'm jealous of his super genetics! He eats like **** too, not ****ing fair...
i eat enuf, ive gained i think 7 lbs of muscle in the past 3 weeks...the body fat pincher thing i use said i only rose .1% bf so far
im pretty sure i can get mass there if i focus more on declines, im going to eliminate flat bench and just do: (rough numbers)
3 x 10 incline BB bench
3 x 10 decline BB bench
2 x 10 decline flies
2 x 10 high cable crossovers (for upper chest)
2 x 10 low cable crossovers (for lower chest)
Hey guys, i need some good excercises that target the lower outside areas of the chest...i know decline press and flies work the whole lower chest, but i need some excercises that work the lower outside area near my armpit area. thanks
Wide grip dips.
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so i have the handles in the "outside" position as opposed to the "close together" position? leaning forward of course. i might try those next workout and see if i can feel anything from them, thanks
Basically do the same thing as demonstrated but I really found that if I vary the exercise a little and raise my arms parallel to the floor and push together I can really feel my chest contract adn tense up. It may not work for you but it definitely worked for me in helping me located that mind muscle connection...
Hope that helped...
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And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made.
I steal my **** from MacGyver...
If women ran the world, we'd still be searching for the wheel.
Basically do the same thing as demonstrated but I really found that if I vary the exercise a little and raise my arms parallel to the floor and push together I can really feel my chest contract adn tense up. It may not work for you but it definitely worked for me in helping me located that mind muscle connection...
Hope that helped...
i can flex my chest when in a relaxed position, thanks :P
definetly useful tho, reps for that
Mostly the overall shape of a chest is going to be genetic. Some people were born with that square chest look, and if you weren't, you'll probably never get it.
Also, recent studies have proven that muscles experience non-uniform hypertrophy, where the most growth of a muscle takes place nearer the insertion point. So the majority of chets exercises are automatically going to stimulate the outer/lower pec muscles. That's why so few people have a really well developed upper/inner chest.
This is somewhat true, however lactic acid build up occurs towards the origin of the muscle which induces more blood flow to the region which inturn produces more growth. W8isGR8 is right though b/c any chest exercise will work the entire pectoralis major muscle. Your problem is probably either related to A. Genetics or B. Body fat. Try to lower your body fat some and your outer/lower chest will show more.
But weighted dips will help alot in chest development so I would definitely add them to your routine. Just make sure you lean forward and go down as far as you can so you hit the chest more than your triceps.
Also go SLOW and really concentrate on flexing your chest muscles as this will activate more of your muscles fibers and induce growth.
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some1 on here might know how to fix that if u make a post about it, i dont know enough to say if it might just be simple genetics or if u can grow one side more than the other
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