not sure what muscle u call that. ITs just the gap between the two chest muscles. Have been doing lateral bench press, dips, (and some other chest excercise that I have no idea what hte names are!)
I can see my chest getting big from side view. but front view..... there's this gap. Is it because I am too skinny? I sorta guess ed that one and am currently eating weight gainers to get the 2 chest muscles to 'meet'.
Am i doing something wrong?
THANKS!!!
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10-01-2002, 06:23 AM #1
how can I decrease the gap between my chest?
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10-01-2002, 07:05 AM #2Registered User
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use a grip width slightly wider than shoulder width on your flat bench press. it does feel a bit awkward at first but it builds thickness and fills in that gap. do dumbell incline press & incline flies and that should take care of any problems you have with your chest. oh i nearly forgot the most important part. do them heavy,especially the flat benches (5 to 7 reps). Richie
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10-01-2002, 07:17 AM #3Registered User
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yeah richie is right, that's all i can say
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10-02-2002, 09:17 AM #4hey thanks!!!Originally posted by Richie
use a grip width slightly wider than shoulder width on your flat bench press. it does feel a bit awkward at first but it builds thickness and fills in that gap. do dumbell incline press & incline flies and that should take care of any problems you have with your chest. oh i nearly forgot the most important part. do them heavy,especially the flat benches (5 to 7 reps). Richie
sorry but whars incline flies?
thanks
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10-02-2002, 09:53 AM #5Registered User
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Hate to say it, but if the gap you are referring to is in your sternum area, that's genetics and there is no way to "fill it" I have a gap there - it's called a "depressed sternum" - no, not because it is sad
- and I'm 35 and I've been trying to "fill it" since I was a teenager. The good news is, the larger your pecs get, the less noticeable it is. I agree about the close-grip bench, and would also like to add that NOTHING pumps my pecs OUTWARD (i.e. making them bubbly and round) like bar dips where you hold for a second or two and flex at the apex of the rep.
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10-02-2002, 10:26 AM #6Registered User
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Ditto to Lift THIS
Here we go again!
No such thing as an inner pec. That gap is genetics. Making the pecs bigger is all u can really do
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10-02-2002, 10:40 AM #7Registered User
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Except that nobody here ever said there is an inner pec muscle...Originally posted by DJRAZR
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Here we go again!
No such thing as an inner pec. That gap is genetics. Making the pecs bigger is all u can really do
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10-02-2002, 08:07 PM #8Registered User
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i trained for a couple of years with wide grip everything as this was the strongest & most comfortable i felt. my front delts, lower and outer pecs grew quick but i had no mass in the centre of my chest from top to bottom. i corrected this by doing the above mentioned exercises. now my pecs are full everywhere. some people do have differant shaped pecs and have a gap which IS genetic but i had a gap there and i know that it wasn't genetic. it's worth the effort to try and correct it before saying that it's genetics. RichieOriginally posted by DJRAZR
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Here we go again!
No such thing as an inner pec. That gap is genetics. Making the pecs bigger is all u can really do
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10-02-2002, 11:09 PM #9Registered User
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Actually, I believe that as you widen your grip the more you stimulate the outer regions of your pectorals. I'm not at all advising against this scheme, however. I suggest lifting hard and heavy and just striving to build thick and massive pecs, and there's no doubt that things will fill in. Just keep working hard with the basics and you'll grow.
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12-03-2008, 03:33 PM #10Registered User
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how about surgery! is that possible, it seems there are no plastic surgeons that can fix this problem. i mean there must be body builders who are desperate to get that done, since it can make a difference on their career. this is totally unfair to have this stupid genetics. Of all people, we are the ones. how bout that. yes!!! me too.
Originally Posted by Lift THIS
Hate to say it, but if the gap you are referring to is in your sternum area, that's genetics and there is no way to "fill it" I have a gap there - it's called a "depressed sternum" - no, not because it is sad - and I'm 35 and I've been trying to "fill it" since I was a teenager. The good news is, the larger your pecs get, the less noticeable it is. I agree about the close-grip bench, and would also like to add that NOTHING pumps my pecs OUTWARD (i.e. making them bubbly and round) like bar dips where you hold for a second or two and flex at the apex of the rep.
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ok, ok!!! can u specifically tell me how u did this. i really would like to know, please. im desperate.
Originally Posted by Richie
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12-03-2008, 06:22 PM #12Registered User
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Wow, a thread from 2002.
I always started chest with flat benches. Grip width was slightly wider than shoulder width and 5-7 reps.
I then did dumbell incline presses (45 degree) with arms going just below paralell to keep tension on and not over stretch the shoulder joint. Full contraction at the top. 7-9 reps.
Next was incline d/b flies (30 degrees) and at the top of the movement i tried to touch the dumbell plates (closest to the little figers) together. 9-12 reps.
I did this for years and it worked well. I got the hint from an old bb mag with Bertil Fox using this routine. And it did fill in the whole inner-upper area which i lacked so it can be done.
Ocassionally finished with cable crossovers because i liked them.
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12-03-2008, 06:29 PM #13Abiad's Army
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If you don't feel muscle there man, your not going to ever have muscle there. I have a gap to, and when I feel it, I feel nothing but bone. Your not going to be able to fill that gap man. Check out these pros. They all have it too.Originally Posted by denn23
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lol @ google
wonder if this dude got his chest filled 10 years later
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10-14-2013, 12:39 PM #15Registered User
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Opie, Did your chest ever get filled in?
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Went to so cheat last night
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I attempted 315 with a spotter but unfortunately I can't tell If I did it or not. My spotter had his hands on the bar the whole time. I'll get it this year tho no problem!
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so OP did you fix gap yet?
- and I'm 35 and I've been trying to "fill it" since I was a teenager. The good news is, the larger your pecs get, the less noticeable it is. I agree about the close-grip bench, and would also like to add that NOTHING pumps my pecs OUTWARD (i.e. making them bubbly and round) like bar dips where you hold for a second or two and flex at the apex of the rep.
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