Building chest
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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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.
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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
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