lil_jo

Hey all,

I'm quite a thin guy who is 15 going on 16, standing at 5ft. 9in. and weighing about 145lbs. I started weight training about 10 weeks ago and gained 7lbs while looking slightly more cut and shredded.

However, something about my physique that bothered me quite a lot was my sunken chest. I read up a little on this condition (pectus excavatum) and found out that it was congenital, and the only way of improving this would be going through operation.

Well, I don't know if my condition is bad, but my lower ribs have noticeable flaring, and as a result, my abs protrude. Although my pectorals show increased development from weight training, I think they still look a little weird due to the sunken area in the middle >.<. I wanna correct this, but operation for me is a no no 'cause I'm scared

Any advice from you guys?

Thanks

nartic

I would talk to a couple of doctors an get there opinions then I would try an find out everything I could about the operation an all the goods an bads, then weigh the positives with the negatives an decide.
Whatever you decide good luck bro..

"The only way to build an keep muscle no matter what you do is consistency." "Have a good meal plan, an take supplements at the right time, an change your exercise program every 4 to 6 weeks."

GoLdeN M 07

I feel you man. I would be scared going into an operation as well, eventhough considering you would not feel any pain during the process. I think what the scariest is actually knowing what is being done to you.

You do what you gotta do man.
I mean if its gonna make you look better then do it. Itll be worth it.

lil_jo

I haven't seen a doc yet, but some of my friends told me that my chest looked fuller now and the 'hole' turned out to be less obvious.

Haha come to think of it, I think my condition isn't as bad as I thought . So I guess I'll continue weight training and hope my pecs can cover that hole up. And no more operation

Is there any exercise that targets the lower pecs well?

vader

you need to quit worrying about being cut and looking shredded until you actually have some meat on your bones.
Just eat and lift,don't worry about if you are cut or not until after you have some muscles

workinhard08

hey man i noe how you feel i have, the same problem but mine sticks out! form my cartledge growing to fast.... ever since i started lifting weights ive been working on my chest to cover it up...i did reserch the surgery...and because the cartledge in the middle of your chest will not grow back they have to wire it back...ya with wire thats it...mabey buy now thew have something else...this was 6yrs ago....and in some cases it restricts movement...

just a little guy tryin to get big

Doublebase

You just need to gain some more weight. Be happy your healthy.