Good exercises for pecs

[chris2489]

compound exercises are the best. If you really want to kill it do some pre-exhaust

 

[Cowbell]

I was benching around 170 at 130...but my friend was CRAZY...He looked like he could lift 300lbs too....he could jump 22feet long jump....ran 10sec 100meters....broke 300meter low hurdles first time he ran it.....this kid was a monster.

 

[P-funk]

pfunk,can you give an example of how far you vary you rep ranges on say your bench or another large pressing movement.

depends on the exericse. Typically rep range can vary anywhere from 1-12 reps sometimes 15. On squats I may go up to 20 reps per set.

 

[camarosuper6]

Close Grip does work the chest... obviously not to the extent of the tricep, but to say that CG is NOT a chest builder is just stupid.

Some people think they are king shit and know it all.

 

[Stu]

try benching on the smith for a while - seriously! despite what everyone might tell you the smith can be useful, it reduces the amount of effort needed to stabalise the weights and allows you to really focus on contracting the target muscle.

 

[Tier]

Are bar bench presses superior to dumbell presses? I'm making some good gains with dumbells and it seems the instability would help the situation more than a bar. I do db presses and incline db presses.

 

[Incognegro]

Your chest workout should be like foreman said:

Incline Press DB/BB
Decline Press DB/BB
Flat Press DB/BB

and one accessory movement, like flyes or dips. Check my journal

J

 

[Incognegro]

^^and I do alot more DB work than BB. I respond better and love the stabilization that it requires, esp flat DB


J

 

[dougnukem]

Are bar bench presses superior to dumbell presses? I'm making some good gains with dumbells and it seems the instability would help the situation more than a bar. I do db presses and incline db presses.

I've always had better success with dumbbells, but that is due to an old shoulder injury that causes a lot of pain when I try anything heavy on flat barbell bench. So I would say it's relative to the individual, whether they respond better to one or the other. But mixing it up is probably the best way to go IMO.

 

[CowPimp]

Beyond what has already been mentioned check this out:

http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle.do?article=255chest2


Also, you may want to consider the following movements:

Bottoms-up Bench Press
Bearhugging Sandbags
Internal Rotation With Cable
Pullovers

 

[AKIRA]

I am just waiting for that guy from the other thread to come in here and start the whole "bench doesnt recruit chest as much as most people think" arguement.

Its actually quite interesting, with and without the fireworks.

 

[stucknsc2005]

I am not here to debate. This is my workout for my chest.

Decline bench (I love this)
Incline bench.
Fly???s
Flat bench. I have never been one to count weight. I always do slow controlled movements.

I do cable crossovers. They hurt hella bad. But I love them nonetheless. I rotate every week between cable crossovers and weighted dips.

This is what works for me. Might not work for you.