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Posted by: chico1st

Hey everyone i was wondering if it is possible to work the inner portions or your pecs? The problem that im having is that the outer portion on my pec is bigger than the inner portion.

Same goes for the my lower pec being bigger than my upper pec, but i started doing inclines to fix that.

right now i do
Benchpress 1x12,1x10,1x8,1x6 , ~120lbs
Incline 1x12,1x10,1x8,1x6 ~ 90lbs
Fly 3x12 ~ 35lbs per dumbell
dips as many as i can do in 2 sets
THANKS!



Posted by: topolo





Posted by: TJ Cline

Good ROM is your best bet for full development. Sorry but there is no magic exercise that hits inner or upper pecs.



Posted by: topolo

Quote:
Originally Posted by ForemanRules
Good ROM is your best bet for full development. Sorry but there is no magic exercise that hits inner or upper pecs.
Are you really sorry about this?



Posted by: chico1st

whats a rom?



Posted by: TJ Cline

Quote:
Originally Posted by chico1st
whats a rom?
Range of motion.



Posted by: chico1st

well i do a full range of motion with my bench press, incline press, and i go pretty far down on my dips
does that mean the only thing i can do is have a larger range of motion on my fly? My dumbells touch at the top so should i just try going lower with the fly?



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Posted by: CowPimp

You just need to develop your chest as a whole and it will fill in as you grow. You can't make the inner portion of your chest grow while excluding the rest.



Posted by: MyK

I would like to enhance the "peak" on my bicep. is there a specific exercise I can do for that?



Posted by: Prince

Quote:
Originally Posted by MyK
I would like to enhance the "peak" on my bicep. is there a specific exercise I can do for that?
the one you currently do daily, just don't forget to alternate hands.



Posted by: MyK

Quote:
Originally Posted by Robert DiMaggio
the one you currently do daily, just don't forget to alternate hands.
I use both hands at once, theres alot of room on my deck to use up!



Posted by: mike456

but incline bench works the clavicular(upper) part of your chest more than than the sternal, some believe that it does not work the sternal at all, but there is no inner or outer.



Posted by: LexusGS

I disagree 100% with all stated above. Milos Sarcev believes that the inner pecs are stimulated THE MOST while doing close grip bench press!~ He claims thats what got him his "olympia size" chest!!



Posted by: mike456

lexus- you are soooooo funny.



Posted by: LexusGS

Quote:
Originally Posted by mike456
lexus- you are soooooo funny.
I am DEAD SERIOUS Son!



Posted by: blueboy75

Quote:
Originally Posted by chico1st
Hey everyone i was wondering if it is possible to work the inner portions or your pecs? The problem that im having is that the outer portion on my pec is bigger than the inner portion.

Same goes for the my lower pec being bigger than my upper pec, but i started doing inclines to fix that.

right now i do
Benchpress 1x12,1x10,1x8,1x6 , ~120lbs
Incline 1x12,1x10,1x8,1x6 ~ 90lbs
Fly 3x12 ~ 35lbs per dumbell
dips as many as i can do in 2 sets
THANKS!
I agree there is no exercise that focusses on your "inner" or "upper" pecs as the muscle is not split like that.

I would however throw in some cable crossovers at the end of your routine and really concentrate on holding the contraction at the end of the movement. This is particularly good for bringing out striations in your chest. I find doing drop set crossovers at the end of my routine completely taxes my chest, and if I have any energy left I will do some elevated push ups just to make sure im done.



Posted by: CowPimp

Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboy75
I agree there is no exercise that focusses on your "inner" or "upper" pecs as the muscle is not split like that.

I would however throw in some cable crossovers at the end of your routine and really concentrate on holding the contraction at the end of the movement. This is particularly good for bringing out striations in your chest. I find doing drop set crossovers at the end of my routine completely taxes my chest, and if I have any energy left I will do some elevated push ups just to make sure im done.
You can't bring out striations in your chest with any particular exercise. That comes from low body fat.



Posted by: blueboy75

Quote:
Originally Posted by CowPimp
You can't bring out striations in your chest with any particular exercise. That comes from low body fat.
agree with your point regarding low bf, but cc IMO bring out striations. The are also stacks of articles that support this.



Posted by: min0 lee

Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboy75
agree with your point regarding low bf, but cc IMO bring out striations. The are also stacks of articles that support this.
Post them.



Posted by: mike456

Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboy75
agree with your point regarding low bf, but cc IMO bring out striations. The are also stacks of articles that support this.




Posted by: CowPimp

Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboy75
agree with your point regarding low bf, but cc IMO bring out striations. The are also stacks of articles that support this.
You are wrong; there are no opinions involved.

I would like to see these "stacks of articles" you claim support your thoughts on this.



Posted by: nsimmons

you're going to get ripped good for that!



Posted by: kcoleman

"I find doing drop set crossovers at the end of my routine completely taxes my chest, and if I have any energy left I will do some elevated push ups just to make sure im done."

Man you're not going to grow by "finishing" a muscle group every time you workout. That won't tell your body to build more muscle, it'll tell your body "holy shit I'm gonna need more time to recover unnecessarily".



Posted by: topolo

I have found over the years that if I use a narrow grip and think of Jay Cutler riding a bike, it really works my inner pecs. I have stacks of articles on this but Rob asked me not to post them because it would use too much bandwith.



Posted by: LexusGS

Quote:
Originally Posted by CowPimp
You are wrong
I am ALWAYS right!!!



Posted by: TJ Cline

#9



Posted by: blueboy75

One of the 1st BB books I ever read and still do is the encycopledia of modern BB. Most of you would probably think it is for newbies however for those that have it check out p335 "Doing a flying motion using cables to provide resistance is a specialised exercise that works the centre of the pecs and brings out those impressive cross striations

Arnold also attirbutes hard chest posing in between sets to further bring out striations. I am sure many of you will also have some fun with that quote also.

Arnold is well known for his contraversial techniques eg. Pullovers expanding ribcage. In the case of crossovers, each to their own.

You can do as much of this as you like, but you are right in the fact that bf levels will ultimately dictate whether striations are visible.

For stack of acticles/comments im not going to post them - do a google "cable crossovers striations"

Look forward to the criticism I attract with this post.



Posted by: blueboy75

Quote:
Originally Posted by kcoleman
"I find doing drop set crossovers at the end of my routine completely taxes my chest, and if I have any energy left I will do some elevated push ups just to make sure im done."

Man you're not going to grow by "finishing" a muscle group every time you workout. That won't tell your body to build more muscle, it'll tell your body "holy shit I'm gonna need more time to recover unnecessarily".
Fair enough. So what do you suggest, training to 80% of capacity?

I would clairify that this is not the case for every workout, but is it really that bad to completely exhaust a particular muscle group periodically?



Posted by: CowPimp

Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboy75
One of the 1st BB books I ever read and still do is the encycopledia of modern BB. Most of you would probably think it is for newbies however for those that have it check out p335 "Doing a flying motion using cables to provide resistance is a specialised exercise that works the centre of the pecs and brings out those impressive cross striations

Arnold also attirbutes hard chest posing in between sets to further bring out striations. I am sure many of you will also have some fun with that quote also.

Arnold is well known for his contraversial techniques eg. Pullovers expanding ribcage. In the case of crossovers, each to their own.

You can do as much of this as you like, but you are right in the fact that bf levels will ultimately dictate whether striations are visible.

For stack of acticles/comments im not going to post them - do a google "cable crossovers striations"

Look forward to the criticism I attract with this post.
You're basing your information off of Arnold's BB Encylopedia? I rest my case.



Posted by: nsimmons

I have arnolds book and ive read it many times. The only thing it should be used for is a reference on how to execute various exercises and as motivation.



Posted by: Adamjs

Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboy75
For stack of acticles/comments im not going to post them - do a google "cable crossovers striations"

Results 1 - 10 of about 1,310 for cable crossovers striations. (1.11 seconds)



Posted by: mike456

Arnold is a dumbass, just because he is big that does not mean you should believe what he says(drugs/genetics). There is no proof and he is talking out of his ass. A muscle can only get bigger or smaller, if you want to look ripped you have to lower your BF.




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