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How many push ups is best for building chest muscle?

now, ive heard of all these ‘jocks’ who always brag on their websites about how they can do 200000 push ups and now they look like hulk hogan or whatever (steroids is probably more truthful) but keeping reps within the 6-10 rep range is meant to help more for building mass. does this apply to push ups too or should a more extensive amount be reached. Any help, much appreciated

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6-10 pushups isn’t going to do anything. The 6-10 reps for muscle building thing is only relevant if you are working with around 60-90% of your MAX lift potential. If you are doing something extremely easy (like pushups), then you’re going to want to do as many as possible, every set. And when that becomes easy, do them with your legs elevated (put your feet up on a bench). But seriously, if you’re trying to actually build muscle, start bench-pressing. Push-ups and other bodyweight lifting exercises are only really good for toning/endurance.

What are the best chest building excersizes for women?

Want my chest to appear bigger!

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You need ones that lift. Incline bench press and flys. Incline targets the upper chest, lifting the chest up and out.

Chest muscle building?

Does it take a while? I’m asking because a dented chest (known as pectus excavatum) and I heard building chest muscle hides it (don’t want surgery or plastic surgery). Everytime I go to the pool or beach people stare at it like im an alien and it gets old. I will be doing a lot of push ups but I won’t be doing flys because I don’t have a flat bench. (how much should I do) and I have Whey Protein to help. Also should I work out every day or every other day. Thanks for the help =)!

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Myself and my brother have this feature. Though, the good thing is, if you choose to build up your chest muscles, you get a better seperation of pectorial muscles - and that looks good!

Try choosing a physical job that involves you using the chest. I used to push trolleys (shopping carts) for 5 years when I was younger. The weight would depend on how many were being pushed (20-30 at a time) - I would then use and focus on using my chest muscles.

Optionally try push ups or using placing both hands together in a prayer position in front of your mid torso region and push both arms together with force and at the same time moving your arms away from you and then back towards your chest. This is a great excersise to execute in chest development.

If i stop building chest muscle and lifting weights will my chest begin to look flabby and fat : / ?

i havent built a ton of muscle in my chest, i bench like 170 max, but i usually just do alot of reps

but anyway im pretty skinny

and if i were to stop bench pressing, will my chest loose muscle and begin to look fat? or will my chest just look normal and skinny without muscle?

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that depends on your body type.

Ectomorphic: characterized by long and thin muscles/limbs and low fat storage; usually referred to as slim.

Mesomorphic: characterized by large bones, solid torso, low fat levels, wide shoulders with a narrow waist.

Endomorphic: characterized by increased fat storage, a wide waist and a large bone structure.

Mesomorphic people gain muscle when they gain weight, and are

altogether “meaty”. Ectomorphic are the people who eat a lot and never

gain weight, and endomorphic people gain all their weight in form of

fat.

The three body type descriptions could be modulated by body

composition, which can be altered by specific diets and training

techniques. In a famine a person who was once considered an endomorph may begin to instead resemble an ectomorph, while an athletic mesomorph may begin to look more like an endomorph as he ages and loses muscle mass. However, some aspects of the body type cannot be changed: muscle and adipose mass may change but the bone structure is a fixed characteristic.

If you are a mesomorp, you will stay the same, more or less. If any of the two others - you will change for the worse, especially endomorp - all mucsle will turn into flab and fat!

Chest muscle building questions- how do i build a bigger more tone chest?

im about 17 years old and ive been working out for about a year.

since i dont have a bench at home i cant do most dummbell/barbell workouts. so i improvise with a swiss ball with my dumbells.

ever since a few weeks ago, i havent felt any burn in my chest anymore. to me, my chest feels like its getting smaller and i work it out at least 3 times a week. i think ive hit a plteau but i need a way to increase my workout

this is my example work out:

dumbell press on swiss ballx4 reps: 15×12x12×10 in between each set- incline push upx20

dumbel fly on swiss ballx4 reps: 15×12x10×10 or 8

in betwwen each set- wide pushupx20 or 15

machine chest fly- 20×15x12 or 10 with chest press after each set 20×15x12×10

then after that 3×20 pushups

is it a good idea to use heavy dumbells on a swiss ball for building chest?

and also, if i can bench about 175 lbs…how heavy should my dumbells be for dumbell chest press and chest dumbell fly?

please list any advice/or workouts since i need some new 1s :/

especially for lower and upper chest.

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I found this site with some great muscle building exercises and tips for building muscle. I learned so much from these articles. I found out everything I’ve been doing all these years.

http://fitness4u.sitesled.com/MuscleBuil…

Building Chest Muscle?

okay,my arms are great,so now i want to build my chest.

all i want to know is how long it will take to see some decent changes.on average i guess.

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Bench press is the most effective to build chest muscle , incline bench press will build your upper chest muscle and declind bench press will build your lower chest muscle ( the yummy line that distinguish between the chest and the stomach region ) Do dips too , it works on both your tri-ceps and your lower chest ( more on the outer sides ) , dumbell fly can also aid great help. The most important thing is to hit your chest muscle at various angles , dont forget to add weight up when you get used to a certain amount of weights. Do heavy sets to build up your strength and muscle fast, if you wanna look lean and defined, do more reps.

If you are persistant , and also strict on diet, I’d say after 3 months , you will see a change . The best thing to observe is take a picture of yourself now , and then compare it to the new ones taken every month , you will see. But be patient hey!

Good luck working out.

Chest Muscle (Pec) Building - No Weights?

What are some good exercises or workout routines that I can do at home? I don’t have any benches or any thing like that, just one 15lb dumbbell. Thanks.

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Push-ups are sufficient to build up your chest. Try varying your hand spacing to get as much of the pec muscles to work. for example do three sets to fatigue. 1st set normal shoulder width hand spacing. 2nd set -close- with your hands touching where your thumbs and index fingers make a diamond shape. Your chest should touch the center of the diamond with your push-up. and a 3rd set with your hands far apart…wider than shoulder width.

You can increase the resistance as well as get an “incline bench press” type of work out by elevating your feet above your shoulders. For example put your feet up on a bench or chair wile you perform the varying width push ups.

By doing pushups, are u just building chest muscles. or do u lose fat also. is it the same with situps?

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Push-ups build muscle. Muscle burns fat –8 time more than other tissue. So, if you do push-ups, you are both building muscle and giving yourself an opportunity to burn calories 24 hours a day. The same applies to sit-ups.

What are the best workouts for the chest?

im bench pressing but to flatten out the fat on my chest and build muscle what other techniques can i use that will help..

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Start doing cardio for 15 minutes chest exercises for 30 and cardio for 15 minutes.

Here is some suggestions on chest

Best Chest Exercise

A well defined and developed chest is the dream of most men (and woman) . To achieve a well defined and balanced chest you must incorporate several chest building exercises. Your chest building exercise workout must have different exercises from different angles to develop all the parts for your chest. Developing strong triceps and Deltoids also will help develop a well balanced chest.

To get the best results you need to do 6-10 reps of each exercise. Choose a weight that you can do up to 10 for three sets. Once you can do 10 then move to a higher weight for maximal results. You can build up your chest muscles by doing chest presses on a n incline bench, a flat bench, or a decline bench. These exercises angles will target your upper, middle, and lower pectoral muscles, respectively.

Barbell Overhead Pull

Dumbbell Fly (Chest Building Exercise)

Lie supine on bench, step or floor, abs tight and lower back flattened on the bench. Start with weights directly over chest, palms facing each other, elbows slightly bent. Lower weights out to sides, stopping at shoulder level, then bring weights back up over chest. Think of hugging a tree.

Bench press (upper chest exercise) (lower chest exercise)

(flat)Lie supine on bench, step or floor, abs tight and lower back flattened on bench. Start with weights directly over chest, elbows at 90 degree angles. Press arms straight up without locking, then lower back to starting position.

Dumbell Bench Press

Incline Bench Press

Incline dumbbell press

Decline bench Press

Bent Arm pullover

Decline dumbbell bench press

Pec deck exercise

cable crossovers

Pushups

Get into pushup position, with your weight evenly distributed between your toes and your hands — and your legs, hips and back in a straight line — and lower and raise your body by bending your elbows, making sure that your arm angle is 90° at the bottom of the movement. Pushups is one of the best chest exercise.

Dips (lower chest exercise)

Hold yourself up on a dip bar and, making sure to keep your head down and your legs straight beneath you, lower yourself by bending your elbows, and come back up to the starting position. Make sure to keep the movement in your chest and not in your triceps, as you are working the former.

Check out http://www.makeoverfitness.com to get specific details if you need them remember to put your email address with the question.

What is the best exercise for building and/or toning pectoral muscles?

a diagram url would be great

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Some of the best chest exercises are:

push ups

bench press

cable crossovers

pec flyes

www.bodybuilding.com

www.shapefit.com

What are the best tricep building exercices for mass and definition?

Ive been working out for about 4 months now but my triceps are lagging behind my other muscle groups…..Mainly my outer tricep head, the one that pops out when you flex….

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The one that I think will target the outer tricep head would be dumbell “kickbacks” (where you are bent over leaning on a bench and you have the dumbell lifted by your side and then you extend your arm out behind you)

but my absolute favorite dumbell exercise (probably my very favorite exercise of all) is the close hand dumbell press!

wow! that exercise REALLY gets my triceps good!

also for mass - by targeting the bigger (upper part of the tricep)

dumbell pullovers are EXCELLENT!

What is better for building triceps?

I’ve recently noticed that I have very small triceps in comparison to my other muscles. I heard that pushups are great for triceps, but I’ve also heard the same about tricep dips, so I was wondering, which is better, or if you know of any other tricep exercise thats better than these?

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Any pushing motion will engage your triceps:

Weighted dips

Skull crushers

Bench Press

Building strong forearms and triceps?

how do you build them cause those are my weak muscles

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The best tricep exercises are rope pulldowns, pushdowns, skullcrushers, dips, and close grip bench presses. These are tricep “mass builders” For strong forearms try some reverse barbell curls and wrist curls using barbells and dumbbells.

Biceps and Triceps not showing ?

I’ve been doing one-hundred pushups every other day since September of 2007 and the result is small. How much protein does the body need to take in to build muscle?

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Purpose Arm (Biceps Brachii, Triceps, Forearms)

Days Per Cycler: 2 Day Routine

 Rest Between Sets: 1:30-2:00 minutes Duration 60 Min per session

This arm body building exercise/workout program is designed to increase biceps brachii, triceps and forearm size. Complete this arm/ bicep/tricep training program twice weekly. This is NOT a complete fitness program; these exercises should be added to your current regeme for arm growth.

A planned nutritional program is one of the most important aspects of increasing size for any bodypart. Please see the nutrition section to learn about protein, carbohydrates and fats. The bottom line is to make sure to get 6 small meals during the day all having protein, veggies and fruit. Also, have carbs and protein during and after a workout for muscle recovery. This is needed for increasing arm size.

This program focuses on compound exercises first and then isolation exercises to increase testosterone and growth hormone output for the rest of body for building size.

A planned nutritional program is one of the most important aspects of any workout program. Please see the nutrition section to learn about protein, carbohydrates and fats. The bottom line is to make sure to get 6 small meals during the day all having protein, veggies and fruit. Also, have carbs and protein during and after a workout for muscle recovery. This is needed for increasing arm size.

if you want to read more about this:

http://www.myfit.ca/fitnessprograms/view…

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/layne12….

http://www.bigarms.bodybuilding-muscle.c…

HOPE THIS HELPS!

Whats the Best Bicep Workout? Building Mass?

whats the best workout to do, or even the best couple excerises (in order) that you can do with your biceps to build mass?

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I agree with the first answer that you need to focus at least as much attention to the triceps in order to have big arms. Arms tend to train pretty easily because they are a smaller muscle group than your quads, chest, or back. In fact, you can overtrain your biceps because they get worked doing other movements, like rows. Here are some tips to help you build mass:

- Do your arm workout only twice a week; give the muscles time to recuperate and grow.

- With every bicep workout, match it with a tricep workout.

- Whenever possible while doing a bicep movement, like a dumbell curl, add a twist to the movement - literally. From a standing position holding your dumbells at your side, palms toward you, do a curl. As you near the top of the movement twist your forearm so your palms are facing up. This engages the small head of the bicep.

- Use good form; don’t cheat and swing the weight.

- Eat a lot of protein. Muscle is protein, and to build mass you need to consume protein.

Have fun, and good luck.

Build muscles ( six pack, biceps, triceps )

Right, ive always been a fit person, but in the last few months ive stepped it up a gear. Ive been jogging most days, and im very fit now.

I just want to build muscles now. like six pack, bigger triceps, and biceps. im very dtermined, so lets say 2-3 weeks. to see a real difference, how many pres ups, and sit ups would you recomend each day?

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Take the body for life challenge or just get the book and follow it to the “T”

It is written by Bill Phillips and I would highly recommend using EAS supplements and products because they taste good and they actually have the ingredients that it says they have on the box and are not misleading you. Remember 5 meals a day to keep your metabolism up, It can be two regular meals with an additional three shakes throughout the day or vise versa. Workout for 30 to 40 minutes every other day and cardio

on non workout days. DO NOT work the same body part twice in one week! And I would suggest you go to your local track and do 20 to 30 yard sprints at full speed for 20 minutes, with limited breaks in between sprints and all other workouts. Remember get in and get out!

Cut out all white food and ingredients from your diet, Salt,sugar,bread,rice,milk,etc. until you are well educated with nutrition. And remember your portions should never be bigger than your palm or fist, Otherwise known as portion distortion!

Bill Phillips is a Scientist/Bodybuilder who became a best selling writer and entrepreneur. He single handedly took on the bodybuilding world and exposed the frauds and makers of the supplements of some of the biggest names in the business who were falsely selling bogus products. I guess you should not mess with a guy who is a scientist.

Research him and then go for it, it is truly the real thing.

Good Luck!

Who’s building stronger biceps and triceps?

two of my friends workout alot and I’m wondering who’s building more strength?

1.190 pound friend is doing about 5 dips with a quick pace, while my 120 pound friend in doing 15 dips with a slow pace who’s building more tricep strength

2.the 190 pound friend is doing dumbell curls with 60 pounds, while the 120 pound friend is doing 18 chin ups who’s build more bicep strength

please give reasons why

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Strength and power are two different things. Power comes from moving mass at high velocity. Strength on the other hand is just the ability exert force on physical object (i.e. lifting really heavy weights for your maximum benchpress)

Your friend who’s doing 5 quick pace is training for power.

Your other friend whos doing 15 dips at a slow pace is stimulating a different muscle fiber, which increases strength as opposed to power.

For the biceps. Your friend whos doing dumbell curls is building more strength, because he is isolating the muscle. While the chin up dude is using primarily his back muscles (biceps are secondary) to perform chin ups.

Well defined biecps/triceps???

i want well defined or cut arms!

i need tips coz im just a beginner in bodybuilding…im 17

im lifting 12lbs dumbel

is 12lb enough??

how many reps??

how many sets??

any pointers??

does heavier dumbel can help me get defined/cut arms? or is it for bulking them up? coz i dont want bulk arms

im doing 4sets, 14-12-10-8 reps…, is that good? need help

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Start of with 3 sets of 10 reps first.

Use a dumbbell that you can comfortably do 10 reps without breaking form (going wobbly).

Do 2-3 routines on each muscle group to work it until you feel the burn.

Work out your biceps and triceps ONCE or twice a week as muscle builds when they have time to repair themselves.

Keep to a good clean diet to reduce Body Fat %.

Once you’ve done that for 3 months and you want more, go to www.bodybuilding.com for more routines

Does anyone know how to get muscle in the tricep, deltoid, biceps, and abs?

plz tell me i really wanna know

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Tricep - Hold a dumbell behind your head, far away from it, now extend your arms and bring it back down.

Deltoids - With a dumbell in each hand, stand straight up with them at your sides. While you keep your arms straight, move them to your side so they line up with your shoulders. Bring it back down but not all the way.

Biceps - Pushups, Bench press and curls will do the trick.

Abdominals - CRUNCHES (no sit-ups), obliques (side situps) and reverse crunches (raising of the tailbone off of the floor) are the best ways in my opinion.

Whats the best way to get muscles in my back,pecs,triceps,biceps.,neck ,shoulders,?

i want to know the differnt types of exercises i could do to get bigger muscles in that areas.

i want to get a workout plan or someone to tell me how to do the exrcises(write down how to do the exrcises for me if u can people.,)i woul appreciate it alot

PS:am 16yrs old

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I agree with Mr. Incognito. Check out bodybuilding.com, they have lists of all kinds of exercises to do and you can find out exactly which exercises target which muscles.