I have done everything, different exercises, different diets and still my chest does NOT grow, the rest of my body grows fine. can somebody please help me!
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09-19-2002, 07:04 AM #1
chest will NOT grow
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09-19-2002, 07:06 AM #2Registered User
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eat more my friend,that is all i can say and go hardcore on each workout.
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09-19-2002, 07:07 AM #3
i eat 3500 Calories a day and bust my ass off
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09-19-2002, 09:05 AM #4Registered User
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lay off a couple (or more) weeks.
come back hittin them hard with heavy benches, incline and flat going down to 5 to 6 reps.
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09-19-2002, 09:15 AM #5God is Greater
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working too hard
overtraining? how much are you doing and how often?
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09-19-2002, 09:22 AM #6Registered User
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Doing negatives could help if you're at a plateau with your bench presses.
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09-19-2002, 11:18 AM #7moribund, rotund
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I found it helpful to have a chest only workout. I bust my chest for about an hour. And the way I know whether I had a good chest workout or not is if it is sore for about 4 days afterwards.
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09-19-2002, 11:26 AM #8
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09-19-2002, 11:29 AM #9Pro Natural Bodybuilder
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Re: chest will NOT grow
What are you doing for your chest? You need to give us some more info.Originally posted by Neptunez
I have done everything, different exercises, different diets and still my chest does NOT grow, the rest of my body grows fine. can somebody please help me!100% Natural Bodybuilding!
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09-19-2002, 11:42 AM #10Train smarter not harder
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stay basic. pecs are small muscles and don't need a lot of exercises to be hit.
-3set flat bench
-3set incline db
-3 set flyes
-1 set pec deck(optional)
that's it. Pretty simple.
for flat benching, make sure to take a slightly wider than shoulder-width grip and focus on the pecs. Imagine, as you're pressing the weight up, that you have 2 more arms and thy're doing pec flyes. This should, if done properly, bring the chest more into play.
Since i'm a delt/tri pusher, i've never had a very impressive chest. By doing what i mentioned above and changing my focus, i've found a bit of improvement in my pecs.Booo
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09-19-2002, 12:06 PM #11Registered User
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Bust out a 3 sets of dips, they work the chest well imo.
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09-19-2002, 12:56 PM #12Train smarter not harder
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i find dips are best saved for tricep dayOriginally posted by SUPERM4N
Bust out a 3 sets of dips, they work the chest well imo.
the best way to use dips to hit the chest is to lean forward while doing them. This places more stress on the pecs. However, when you start adding weight as it becomes more difficult you're probably going to find yourself not leaning as far forward because it'll become more difficult, and eventually end up not leaning forward at all after time. That's hwy it's better to just go heavy and put them on tricep day
Booo
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09-19-2002, 01:49 PM #13
I'd try weighted dips (lean forward to hit your pecs). Also go with heavy bench press. My chest was lagging behind and then I pushed myself hard and went heavier. Worked for me at least, but everyone is different _you_ have to find out what works for you. Only way to do this is trial and error and keep track of progress.
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09-20-2002, 11:12 AM #14Registered User
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amusclehead- I wouldn't consider the chest to be a small muscle group. More of a mid-size group.
Light weight!
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09-20-2002, 01:12 PM #15Train smarter not harder
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Originally posted by Scroat
amusclehead- I wouldn't consider the chest to be a small muscle group. More of a mid-size group.
nah, i group pecs as small musclesBooo
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09-20-2002, 01:14 PM #16Maybe yours.Originally posted by amusclehead
nah, i group pecs as small muscles
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09-20-2002, 01:44 PM #17Is on Chicken steroids
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lol
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09-20-2002, 04:39 PM #18Banned
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HAHAHA! Diss. :-)Originally posted by John Henry
Maybe yours.
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09-20-2002, 04:48 PM #19Registered User
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WHAT??!Originally posted by amusclehead
nah, i group pecs as small muscles
Heathan!!!!
Blasphemer!!!
:P
I hit chest as a mid-large muscle group cos huge upper/outer pecs make for huge shoulders
, this is my routine:
3 x 6 dumbell flyes (mid weight)
3 x 6 flat db presses (heavy)
3 x 6 incline db presses(heavy)
3 x 6 decline db presses (heavy)sneaky_ferrit@hotmail.com -> msn
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09-20-2002, 04:50 PM #20Train smarter not harder
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Originally posted by krisrogers
WHAT??!
Heathan!!!!
Blasphemer!!!
:P
I hit chest as a mid-large muscle group cos huge upper/outer pecs make for huge shoulders, this is my routine:
i'm willing to compromise and say pecs are between small and medium muscle group, but they are NOT a large muscle group, contrary to what most people believe.
Myself, btw, i would cut out 1 of those pressing actions, and put flyes at the end. I mean, i bench, then incline db press, and i'm beat. there's no way i could give it my all for another pressing(say decline)Booo
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09-20-2002, 05:05 PM #21Registered User
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yeah i know what you are sayin musclehead, i do the flyes at the start just attempt to pre-exhaust my pecs - they are not aimed at size building, i have no problem doing all the presses, they dont get harder or easier, they just stay reazlly farken hard, hehe, i think my chest has freaskish endurance. I finished that routine yesterday and did a few dips to test how worked my chest was, i could do 10. im like that was the most ****in intense chest workout i have ever done and i can still do dips afterwards. I think its from the 1000s of pushups i used to do for kickboxing...
But yeah more to the point, if you find 3 presses too much, dont do them, if you feel that you are sacrificing intensity, form or ROM then you are doing too much. I never let any of those slip, 3 presses is fine for me....sneaky_ferrit@hotmail.com -> msn
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09-20-2002, 05:06 PM #22Train smarter not harder
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if you're doing dips on chest day, make certain you lean forward when doing them. This places more stress on the pecs rather than just a regular dip
Booo
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09-20-2002, 09:55 PM #23
I agree with amusclehead, pecs are not a large muscle group by any means. TRAPS, LATS, QUADS and HAMS those are big muscles. Pecs are medium, only about 1.5x that of shoulders.
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09-21-2002, 05:54 AM #24Banned
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Amusclehead didn't say they were medium, he said they were small I believe.Originally posted by McBain
I agree with amusclehead, pecs are not a large muscle group by any means. TRAPS, LATS, QUADS and HAMS those are big muscles. Pecs are medium, only about 1.5x that of shoulders.
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09-21-2002, 06:16 AM #25
Dips then bench my friend!
But with bench use heavier weights with less reps.
, this is my routine:
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