Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Great Pecs

By Westy

There are a number of exercises that are designed to give you the great chest muscles that you want. You will find that your pecs are an important part of enhancing the look of your chest. If you want to build the muscles in this area, it is important that you work with weights with a few simple exercises.

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One exercise that you can use for your chest muscles is the seated chest press. This is done on a machine where you sit on the bench and extend your arms forward while gripping the handles. Your elbows should be kept straight and squeeze the muscles slowly. The weight will pull your arms in back toward the chest. The idea of this exercise is to tear the pectoral muscles and allow them to repair bigger.

The next exercise that is done for the pectoral muscles are cable crossovers. With these you will grab the handles of the cable station. The elbows are slightly bent and you will put one of your feet forward to give you balance. Bring the handles in toward your waist. Squeeze your chest muscles and let the weight pull you back.

Bench presses can be done with a wide or a close grip. The grip that you use will allow you to target the particular muscles that you are working.

Many people workout with the incline bench to get the chest muscles that they want. You can move the grip that you are using to put stress on the pectoral muscles. Many people also do dumbbell flys while they are on the incline bench.

Dips are another chest muscle exercise. There are some variants on the dip that you can use to get the muscle effect that you want.

Before you do these exercises make sure you stretch. Stretching prevent injury, lengthens your muscle and makes them more flexible. Stand in a doorway with your hands on each wall and dip your body forward to stretch out your arms and chest, hold for a half a minute. There are many other stretches that should be done before a workout; this one is for your chest muscles. Do not forget to stretch the rest of your body.

Breath while you are doing your exercises. Never hold your breath while you are working your muscles. You should make sure that you exhale while you are lifting the weight and inhale on the rest. These are just a few of the chest building exercises that you can do for your pectoral muscles. Build a routine that you enjoy and stick with it and before you know it, you will have great pecs. - 16004

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