Thread: What workout hits the pecks hard?

hard work

OOOOOH! Good one!

But seriously. I did work really hard today I can barely lift myself up cause my triceps are so tired.

Originally Posted by RasPlasch

OOOOOH! Good one!

But seriously. I did work really hard today I can barely lift myself up cause my triceps are so tired.

He is awesome, sometimes I sit here for hours reading all of his posts, but enough of that.

Take a look at the link below me, it's pretty good.

By the way, how far are you placing your hands apart from the bar?

He is pretty awesome.

I am using a far grip...not a close grip

Originally Posted by RasPlasch

He is pretty awesome.

I am using a far grip...not a close grip

I blew up his picture and placed it over my bed.'

Follow the link. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep

Well you guys its not really that I have bad form its just I want another workout that hits my pecks hard.

But thanks for the link min0. I learned from it. I never knew you were supposed to push with your legs, Im going to try that next time.

No problem, now if you don't mind give me a moment alone with Mike's picture.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

No problem, now if you don't mind give me a moment alone with Mike's picture.

Post it, I lost my copy... I wanna compare my progress

To thread starter (Is there a better term than that?)
I wasn't trying to be wise with my first post. I recently went to the gym with some new lifters and they don't push themselves at all.. I thought that could be a possibility, but if you are working hard... don't worry, just because you don't feel it does not mean it isn't getting worked.

How long have you been training?

Originally Posted by min0 lee

He is awesome, sometimes I sit here for hours reading all of his posts, but enough of that.

Take a look at the link below me, it's pretty good.

By the way, how far are you placing your hands apart from the bar?

I feel embarrassed when I read my old posts, I was such a loser.

To thread starter (Is there a better term than that?)
I wasn't trying to be wise with my first post. I recently went to the gym with some new lifters and they don't push themselves at all.. I thought that could be a possibility, but if you are working hard... don't worry, just because you don't feel it does not mean it isn't getting worked.

How long have you been training?

I have been training for almost exactly a year now. Does how long I have been lifting mean anything?

Haha I see that a lot now. People not pushing themselves at all when they lift, it actually bugs me a lot. For some reason all of a sudden I have been seeing a ton of kids between the ages of 7-12 years old lifting.....trying to lift. I just thought that was weird.

think about working the pectoral muscle when lifting. i know it sounds gay, but the mind muscle conection is important. lower the amount of weight just a bit on your excercises and then think about bringing your pecs together, not about raising the bar. feel the workout in your pecs as your doing the excercise, focus on that. you will feel more blood in your pecs and the pump you get will let you know your doing the excersise correct. you might also try changing excersises. incline bench and push ups seem to work real well for me as far as chest excersises go

Remember that soreness means nothing, if thats what you're going for. Ive had workouts where my pecs dont feel worked at all, yet im still improving, and still growing.

If you are still challenged in a lift where you keep perfect form, then thats the main thing. If you arent challenged, its time to increase the weight, add some reps, lower the rest intervals or change some other variable to make it harder.

Youll get soreness from doing new exercises, but that doesnt mean that workout is any better than your other one.

try using dumbbells and different arcs on the bench.

Back to basics for you.

i was just curious to know if anyone here has tried Atrainer flys...

Originally Posted by mike456

I feel embarrassed when I read my old posts, I was such a loser.

Sorry but....um....I haven't noticed the difference.

Originally Posted by bio-chem

think about working the pectoral muscle when lifting. i know it sounds gay, but the mind muscle conection is important. lower the amount of weight just a bit on your excercises and then think about bringing your pecs together, not about raising the bar. feel the workout in your pecs as your doing the excercise, focus on that. you will feel more blood in your pecs and the pump you get will let you know your doing the excersise correct. you might also try changing excersises. incline bench and push ups seem to work real well for me as far as chest excersises go

That makes a difference, some people would rather try to use their triceps more than their chest, and it shows.
They are stuck with huge arms but small chests.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

That makes a difference, some people would rather try to use their triceps more than their chest, and it shows.
They are stuck with huge arms but small chests.

First off what do you think your doing posting in the training area? Get back into your cage Yank. Secondly.....were you talking about me?

Originally Posted by Double D

First off what do you think your doing posting in the training area? Get back into your cage Yank. Secondly.....were you talking about me?

Nope, but I hope you learned something new.

I always learn something new everytime you speak....whether I want to or not.

Whats the difference between regular benchpress and the incline, decline benchpress?

Just different angles.

Some think incline hits upper chest, decline lower, etc...

But others will argue there is no upper chest and lower chest.....its one big muscle. (I am part of that group).

Really varying exercises is important so that your body doesnt adapt, plus its fun to use different exercises otherwise things sure would be boring.

How often should I change my exercises? Weekly?

Weekly is fine. Every 2 weeks, every 3 weeks really just depends. Really the main thing you need to change is the variables. Like:

Weeks1-3: 2 sets of 12 reps with a 45 sec rest period
Weeks4-6: 3 sets of 8-10 reps with 60 sec rest period
Weeks7-9: 3 sets of 5-6 reps with 120 sec rest period

Get it?

So is it like... week 1-3 is endurance. Then week 4-6 is strength. Then week 7-9 is gaining mass?

And are you saying that I dont have to change which exercises I do, just the amount of reps and the amount of resting time?

Weeks 1-3:Endurance
Weeks 4-6:Hypertrophy
Weeks 7-9:Strength

No, you dont have to switch exercises if you dont want to....but you could if you like as well. Just depends on how you setup your program.

Thanks alot Double D for helping me.

No problem....its what I am here for!