Introduction and a question

[sixmillionways]

Hi all, I'm new here (obviously), I'm 23 and from England. After years of half hearted efforts to get myself in shape I am turning over a new leaf and getting a proper diet and routine together. Hope you guys can give me some tips along the way...

I'm working out at home at the moment because I can't afford the gym (or find the time to go), I have dumbells and barbells for working my biceps, I'm doing sit ups 3 times a week for my stomach and press ups for my triceps. This all works well cause I've only got a little appartment but I really want to work on my pecs some cause they are non-existent whilst the rest of my upper body muscle/strength is improving rapidly.

Unfortunately I do not have room for a bench and therefore cannot do benchpresses, is there any other way to build my chest muscles? I have read some other threads on this and I think I might also find it hard to build them because I don't really feel they exist and therefore when doing press ups (for example) use only my triceps...

Cheers in advance for helping me with my first question...

 

[crazy_enough]

Welcome aboard!

I used to put two chairs together, so I could just rest my back on the seats, and do flies and db presses for chest...Pushups and bodyweigh dips could work as well.

 

[DOMS]

Dumbbell Flyes are are great for the pecs.

If you know someone who has the skills, maybe you could pay him to build a collapsible bench. Only ask someone who knows what they are doing. You don't want some schmuck to build you one that will...well...collapse on you.

That made a crapload of sense.

 

[sixmillionways]

Cheers guys (maybe I'll have a go at a 'collapsible' bench myself - haha), couple of other quick questions - what is a 'bodyweight dip'? and I've been doing press ups for some years but have never noticed any change in my chest - what am I doing wrong?