Chest shaping question

**meander** · 05-01-2008, 12:44 AM

Which exercise shapes the lower chest in an arc like way? Or does it become like that if you dont do any lower pec exercises(declines and stuff)? Because i see some ppl whose chests are really angular at the bottom, they are almost like a plate, they look like 90 degrees on the lower inner part and 90 degrees on the lower outer part and the rest lower chest is a straight line!

**xcmaniac** · 05-01-2008, 12:46 AM

Try doing weighted dips

**meander** · 05-01-2008, 01:38 AM

Weighted dips? Thats lower chest... Thought it was lower chest that gave that angular look and i sort of avoided declines. More lower pecs then, thanks.

**xcmaniac** · 05-01-2008, 01:42 AM

the arch look is the muscle, so in order to get that you must work on you lower part of your chest

**meander** · 05-01-2008, 01:59 AM

thanks again, appreciate the help.

**meander** · 05-01-2008, 06:57 AM

about declines though come to think of it i just remembered of a guy who posted a thread here some time ago whose nipples were a bit higher than anothers and the advice that was given was that he should cut down on declines. thats the reason i didnt do any exercises for the lower pecs in the first place.

**meander** · 05-01-2008, 11:13 AM

any advice on that anyone? how can u shape that arc with declines/dips without getting ur chest to look like ur nipples are higher than usual? or is it a matter of just shaping and not adding lots of mass to the lower pecs? i know its a stupid question but...

**meander** · 12-30-2008, 01:00 PM

bump, i know it's been some months but... what i meant is, how do you train your chest for the nipples to look downwards instead of horizontal? im sorry about the nipple thing i just don't know how to say it otherwise, i can search for some pics in the net to illustrate my point if anyone wants me to.

**buffgrk** · 12-30-2008, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by meander

bump, i know it's been some months but... what i meant is, how do you train your chest for the nipples to look downwards instead of horizontal? im sorry about the nipple thing i just don't know how to say it otherwise, i can search for some pics in the net to illustrate my point if anyone wants me to.

you do know genetics play a part too

**zombieang** · 12-30-2008, 01:12 PM

if your nipples point to the floor looks like you have saggy breasts lol or saggy pecs and is not attractive at all

**meander** · 12-30-2008, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by buffgrk

you do know genetics play a part too

this is what im afraid of...

zombieang, im not exactly saying horizontally down, more like diagonally down. if this is saggy then how do u get saggy pecs?

**meander** · 12-31-2008, 12:35 AM

found some pics for u to see what i mean but cant attach for some weird reason...

**meander** · 12-31-2008, 06:42 AM

bump, anyone else on this??? Gee, i post three times in a row for a second time...

**Massinator** · 12-31-2008, 06:51 AM

lower chest exercises and genetics.

**chazzy1864** · 12-31-2008, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by meander

found some pics for u to see what i mean but cant attach for some weird reason...

Type [img]the website link to the image here[/img]

That is how you post a pic.

**meander** · 12-31-2008, 07:15 AM

well, how do u prevent ur pecs from becoming like this with the declines that u guys suggested? by doing even more declines? that is, is it a matter of more mass on the lower pecs?

found it from google this pic, its from a site called flickr. no homo btw, there are some other images in the same gallery that are somewhat dubious...

**meander** · 12-31-2008, 07:59 AM

this is the shape of pecs i want to give mine. is this saggy? the source is the same btw. is it for this pec shape that u guys suggested declines?

**meander** · 01-01-2009, 02:28 AM

bump, anyone? happy new year btw...

**SDFlip** · 01-01-2009, 02:39 AM

decline.

and just overall chest mass.

**meander** · 01-01-2009, 02:41 AM

decline it is then, thanks a lot guys. reps to all.

**Tyrbolift** · 01-01-2009, 02:43 AM

No, incline. You want to build up above in the high pec area .

Meander, when you said you want your nipples to "look down" I fell off my chair!

**meander** · 01-01-2009, 02:50 AM

heh, i do know it sounds funny but i couldnt say it otherwise...

is it or is it not declines for the shape of pecs i posted in the pics? not the first link, the second two which are displayed (dont know how i did it btw).
the confusing thing is they dont seem to have a massive upper chest though, especially the one in the red. if it were upper then there wouldnt be a lot of mass at the lower cut would there? i mean where the pecs end and the abs start. isnt upper mainly the area under the collarbone?

**Tyrbolift** · 01-01-2009, 02:58 AM

Originally Posted by meander

heh, i do know it sounds funny but i couldnt say it otherwise...

is it or is it not declines for the shape of pecs i posted in the pics? not the first link, the second two which are displayed (dont know how i did it btw).
the confusing thing is they dont seem to have a massive upper chest though, especially the one in the red. if it were upper then there wouldnt be a lot of mass at the lower cut would there? i mean where the pecs end and the abs start. isnt upper mainly the area under the collarbone?

There's no "official" designation for where there is an imaginary dividing line between upper and lower, but if you just think about it, in order to build up the area above the nipple, you need to recruit the muscle in a slightly upward motion.

Guys that only do flat bench end up with a lot of lower pec muscle that looks droopy compared to the pancake flat upper.

One other point, though, as Flip said, the bigger difference between your first pic and those last two is just more overall development, but especially upper.

**j_con89** · 01-01-2009, 03:18 AM

Originally Posted by meander

this is the shape of pecs i want to give mine. is this saggy? the source is the same btw. is it for this pec shape that u guys suggested declines?

thats sick there ****ing nips are pointing straight down lol

**meander** · 01-01-2009, 03:39 AM

when several ppl suggested declines before i sort of thought that maybe doing a lot of declines will give u first the look from the first picture and as the lower (and middle?) chest builds up then it sort of pushes downwards leading to the scenario of the other two pics.
its just that the pecs of the one in the red dont strike me as being very developed on the upper area.

**HeartofaLion** · 01-01-2009, 09:41 AM

try decline dumbell presses and flys.

also dips will help a lot for the arc. if you nips are sagging, you will need to fill your whole chest out to resolve that problem and that means adding inclines and doing the flat bp as well.

**Lilhoose** · 01-01-2009, 09:43 AM

try heavy flies

**meander** · 01-01-2009, 10:37 AM

my pecs are normal, they dont sag at all, its just that im trying to understand why there are so many different pec shapes around. for me the ideal is in the last two pics i posted before and from what u suggested as a whole the way to it is declines and flys.
thanks for the feedback guys.

**GreeneMachine** · 01-01-2009, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by meander

when several ppl suggested declines before i sort of thought that maybe doing a lot of declines will give u first the look from the first picture and as the lower (and middle?) chest builds up then it sort of pushes downwards leading to the scenario of the other two pics.
its just that the pecs of the one in the red dont strike me as being very developed on the upper area.

alot of declines and dips...w/weight if you can. Also something I like to use is low set cable flys. gives a good shape to the lower center of your pecs....declines should take care of the rest. it'll take time so don't get discouraged

**uxoriouswidow** · 01-01-2009, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by meander

my pecs are normal, they dont sag at all, its just that im trying to understand why there are so many different pec shapes around. for me the ideal is in the last two pics i posted before and from what u suggested as a whole the way to it is declines and flys.
thanks for the feedback guys.

Well in that case, start juicin'. You don't get breast-like pecs like those naturally, y'know

.

Thread: Chest shaping question

Thread Tools

Search Thread

Chest shaping question

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions