Pectoralis Muscles!!

[HugoGym]

How can i get a big pectoralis muscle?

what exercise do i do?

[Boss Man]

Bench Pressing, I find Dumbbells are better, but some like Barbells.

Should be okay with Pec Deck, Crossovers, and also things like Push-ups, Chins, and Miltary Press.

[swanso5]

work up to doing 20 perfect push ups before anything

[HugoGym]

work up to doing 20 perfect push ups before anything

so i do 20 puch ups before any exercise?
thank you for the help

[Boss Man]

No he means be able to do those before hitting the weights, not 20 push-ups before each exercise, if you do that you'll be physically stuffed I would imagine.

[swanso5]

pefect push ups

- chest to floor
- arms at a 45 degree angle from torso in bottom position
- shoulder baldes tucked in and down
- bum squeezed
- lower back / pelvic floor in neutral
- continous reps
- no hip sagging

if you can;t do them like this then you'll struggle to bench press a dime

[vamp]

pefect push ups

if you can;t do them like this then you'll struggle to bench press a dime

nice way to put it lol.

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

Get a 320lb bench like me...then pull your pectorial muscle...only 7 more weeks left until chest exercises woo!

[vamp]

Get a 320lb bench like me...then pull your pectorial muscle...only 7 more weeks left until chest exercises woo!

Ouch, no envy here!

[HOUSTON TEXAN]

But the fact that I will have a higher bench than most even after 8 weeks of no chest exercises still makes me happy

[vamp]

But the fact that I will have a higher bench than most even after 8 weeks of no chest exercises still makes me happy

LOL

[darius3000]

But the fact that I will have a higher bench than most even after 8 weeks of no chest exercises still makes me happy

Wow..that's a lot you benched (even though it did mean an injury). I jumped for joy when I could do 2 reps at 225, and of course most built guys can do 225 for many reps. It was a benchmark for me and I'm really not that concerned about getting much stronger in the bench. I'm a big guy (6'3") with long arms and bench has never been favorite. I like dumbbells better and I can do the 90's for a few reps.

I've been focusing on assisted pullups, chinups, and dips. It's the best thing I ever did for workout routine. Muscles are popping up all over the place. Soon I'll be able to do unassisted dips and maybe someday unassisted pullups.

[swanso5]

can you do unassited reps of dips and chin ups? if so then do many sets of low reps (10 x 2 etc) and increase 1 rep each week or something...you'll get better at actually doing them, not training the same muscles but with different movements

[darius3000]

Well, no, not really, not without a spotter. I'm too bottom heavy and not strong enough for the unassisted pullups. For dips, though, I could probably do 3 unassisted. And yes I do need to increase cardio. I found some neat jumprope workouts that include pushups and situps in the video section of shapefit and will try these.

[quote="swanso5"]can you do unassited reps of dips and chin ups? if so then do many sets of low reps (10 x 2 etc) and increase 1 rep each week or something...you'll get better at actually doing them, not training the same muscles but with different movements[/quote]

[swanso5]

why more cardio?? do inverted rows, not push ups for those workouts...you're probably imbalanced (back vs chest) already so no need to make it worse...sit ups are no good either, try lunge variations

do negative reps and isometric holds for chins...