Recent content by jtom

I am having a vascular procedure done on my legs this week. I will not be able to do any weight lifting of any kind (upper or lower) for 2 and a half weeks. However, I can walk around just no physical activity. Obviously I am not going to ask what excercises I can do so I wanted advice on what...

I will be going out of town for four days and the hotel I am staying at does not have a fridgerator in the room. My diet at home is high protein with lean meats making up most of it and I eat frequent meals every few hours. Obviously I cannot bring these since I dont have a fridge. I thought...

I will try that next time I lift. I only really feel the squeeze on my chest when I lift the dumbbells all the way at the very top of my rep though. Since I started my chest concentration, I have been trying different routines. I started a new routine today where I do 3-4 sets of decline...

Alright so I have been working out for a few years now and I have a decent amount of muscle. However, I am lacking in the chest. I really started working my chest about 3 weeks ago. I think my main weakness was that I was lifting too heavy and the stress was put on my shoulders etc and not my...

Thanks alot, I will try that over the weekend.

I meant that I never leave the gym feeling I properly worked my chest. What do you mean by lifting with your pecs? I mean I guess I just dont see how to lift a bar without primarily using my arms and using my chest. Maybe I have been approaching this all wrong. I guess to me it appears that...

Are there any other exercises I am leaving out? I am 100% that my chest is lagging behind. It annoys me because I have always had large biceps and have significantly increased the mass of my tris/abs/shoulders in the last six months. It just appears while I am trying to isolate my chest I am...

Well actually I had been doing dumbbells for several months now and I just went back to doing barbbells this week.

I admit I do not track my intake but I make sure I dont eat poorly. I do arch my back properly when benching. If you have a target daily intake for me I would appreciate it. I weighed myself at the gym yesterday and I was 175 pounds and im 5'11''. Thanks!

Thanks for all the replies. I have been heavily reducing the weight this past week to work more on my form. I believe with the weight I was lifting, I had to put more pressure on my shoulders. I have been benching and I had a question: where should the bar come down to?- your nipple or slightly...

Well I do admit in terms of my reps I have been doing the same thing for at least a year now. I typically do anywhere from 8-12 reps. Before that I have done 4-6 reps. Maybe I should go for lighter weights with higher reps? Its just very frustrating as I have been wanting a more complete...

I currently am trying to work my chest from different angles. I usually do barbell presses (incline-3 sets, decline-2 sets, flat- 3 sets), I also do dips leaning forward (3 sets). The last few weeks I have also been doing wide grip barbell decline benches. I think I might be not properly...

I have been lifting for years now. I am happy with my bis,tris, shoulder and back but my chest just does not seem to develop much. I definetly have muscle there but it is not like the rest of my upper body. I believe my issues are that I am using my arms/shoulders for my workouts and not...