Chest

[Dontrunwithknives]

Would it be better to work upper, center and lower chest all on the same day or just focus on one area of the chest and then focus on another area next chest workout?

[Dr Squat]

Would it be better to work upper, center and lower chest all on the same day or just focus on one area of the chest and then focus on another area next chest workout?

It's pretty hard to isolate individual parts of the chest. Probably impossible for us mortals. I would tend to work the chest at various angles such as incline, decline and flat.

[PeterDolan]

If you have a lagging area of your chest, then I'd dedicate majority of your work out to working that area eg. Upper chest: primary movement and incline then have another incline in there somewhere

[Dontrunwithknives]

It's just that I have not done much incline or decline so I'm trying to figure out how I can add it into my workouts.

[PeterDolan]

What's your typical workout?

I always start with inclines but if you aren't looking to get on stage and just want overall mass, I'd have a incline as my 2nd movement

[tomsammce]

Mate just alternate your bb bench session one time do flat the next do incline on ur iuncline bb days do flat db press and vice versa or have total incline chest session and next have total flast sessions.

COME ON LETS GET SERIOUS!

[Dontrunwithknives]

What's your typical workout?

I always start with inclines but if you aren't looking to get on stage and just want overall mass, I'd have a incline as my 2nd movement

The main chest exercises I do are flat bb bench, flat db bench, flat db flys and cable crossovers.

Tom do you alternate between flat, incline and decline during the same workout? Or do you prefer just doing one of them for the whole workout?

[PeterDolan]

flat bb bench, flat db bench

Basically the same movement

flat db flys and cable crossovers

Basically the same movement (depending on execution)

[Dontrunwithknives]

flat bb bench, flat db bench

Basically the same movement

flat db flys and cable crossovers

Basically the same movement (depending on execution)

:pfft:

Also what about you Peter, do you alternate between flat, incline and decline during the same workout? Or do you prefer just doing one of them for the whole workout?

[soundsgood]

flat bb bench, flat db bench

Basically the same movement

flat db flys and cable crossovers

Basically the same movement (depending on execution)

Lol. Don't you 'fly' 40kg dumbbells PD? Form check!

[soundsgood]

flat bb bench, flat db bench

Basically the same movement

flat db flys and cable crossovers

Basically the same movement (depending on execution)

:pfft:

Also what about you Peter, do you alternate between flat, incline and decline during the same workout? Or do you prefer just doing one of them for the whole workout?

I try and chuck one exercise of each main movement for chest and mix it up from session to session.

Flat press (db or bench)

Incline press (db or bench)

Decline press (db or bench)

Fly (db, cable or machine)

Dips (almost horizontal)

[PeterDolan]

flat bb bench, flat db bench

Basically the same movement

flat db flys and cable crossovers

Basically the same movement (depending on execution)

Lol. Don't you 'fly' 40kg dumbbells PD? Form check!

:roll: We gotta do this "video or it didn't happen shit again?

I chuck in dips every now and then but don't do much decline work

[tomsammce]

i just do it all in one workout bro.

flat bb bench, incline bb bench, flat db bench, incline db bench, db pull overs (for chest dip ur arse down, not the type for lats) do 3 or 4 sets of each exercise and that mint chest session u be sore tommrow... basic too

[Dr Squat]

I don't think that decline/incline/flat really makes a massive difference to chest development. The scientists, PTs and haters will disagree but IMO it's one muscle and all of those movements work the chest and other muscles.

I prefer to do one type of barbell pressing movement for 2-4 weeks and try to get stronger. Break a PB for reps and then cycle to another movement.

From my observations, most NZ bodybuilders tend to lack overall chest development. This is possibly a training technique issue rather than exercise selection.