Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Chest Muscle Building Basics

By Westy

First of all, chest muscle building might not be in your future. There are some fortunate and or unfortunate generic predispositions that we are all prone to. Your body size and musculature have an affect on your future as a body builder. Just like some men get extra fat around their chest and the only thing that will change that is surgery. Your size and your musculature affect your ability to be builder or not. If you are not very muscular or small on top in the first place you probably are not a good candidate for chest muscle building. Maybe you are a runner. Have you ever seen a runner with a big developed chest?

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The pectoral muscles are the primary muscles that most people focus on but they are not the only muscles. You will have to work on these muscles to ensure that you are getting that balanced look in your chest that you are after. Even those that do not get a big chest will still want to ensure that their muscles and chest are well balanced and toned.

Builders have always relied on bench pressing for chest muscle building. It can help build and shape your upper chest. Maybe it is time to try out these other chest muscle building exercises and give your routine some variety. Bench presses can be done with your hand grasped closer together to work diffeent muscles for example.

One exercise is called the seated chest press. It is the same as the lying bench press except you are sitting. It strictly works the Pec's but may be more efficient because you are not using all your back and abdominal muscles. You let the bar stretch back and tear the muscle and concentrate on the negative, bend your elbows and straighten your arms.

To do cable crossovers, you should sit with your front toward the machine. Hold the handles of the machine and pull down toward your waist. Bend your body in a forward position and release the handles back to their original position. These can be done high or low depending on your preference.

Incline flys are done at a forty five degree angle. The arms should be bent to a ninety degree angle and you will lift them until they meet. Lower the arms but be careful to not go below the bench.

Dips are the last exercise and has got to be the hardest. There are different variations for this exercise too. What they all come down to is to sit on a solid surface and lift your body with yours arms and chest muscles, keep your legs straight out in front of you. Then you pull yourself up off the object and let your body dip below the level of the chair or what ever you were sitting on and o repetitions.

Here are just a few chest exercises to work on. Always remember though that your nutrition has do be in line with your chest muscle building workout or you will not get the results you want. - 16004

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