IDK What to do with my chest

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I dont like my chest and how its so far ahead of the rest of my body...

Currrent clean bulk routine:
ARMS
LEGS
CHEST
BACK
SHOULDERS

For a while now I have been focusing more on incline exercises and flys since my chest was really bottom heavy, still is.

Ive been doing Incline press, Incline hammerstrength, pec fly. and sometimes i do flat bb bench. (10-8-6 on everything)
 
well if your asking what to do about your chest...I'd say just focus on the upper part of it...Incline presses, fly's ,ect....as for the rest of ya...I would put focus on the other bodyparts more than worry about your chest...Looks like you have a good base to start with...So foucs on the compound movements, squats, deads, rows, overhead presses, ect...I think if you get the otherbody parts to catch up, your chest wont look so out of place...
 
My heart weeps for you. Hi, I'm your polar opposite. As Chris put it, I wouldn't worry about your chest. Bring the rest up to match it and de emphasize training it. Save your energy for your other bodyparts.
 
agreed... the upper chest needs a bit of work but it seems like the upper chest is something that comes with years of training bro. You look good and lean, you plan on bulking up to put on a bit of size?
 
i dont see the chest so far out from anything else on you but i would do some incline work cable flys work well too
 
i dont see the chest so far out from anything else on you but i would do some incline work cable flys work well too

I do a little and definatly see what he is talking about, and agree with others concentrate on upper and the rest will fill in over time
 
Actauly from the side shot of ur just it looks like you just have baby fat still bro, which kind of looks like gyno, not in the traditional sense where u have lumps and such more more so like the puffiness , anyhow it looks like baby fat to me bro which is making ur chest look much biiger down below, i would venbture to guess that this will go away over time

How old are you bro?
 
Actauly from the side shot of ur just it looks like you just have baby fat still bro, which kind of looks like gyno, not in the traditional sense where u have lumps and such more more so like the puffiness , anyhow it looks like baby fat to me bro which is making ur chest look much biiger down below, i would venbture to guess that this will go away over time

How old are you bro?

hopefully some is babyfat...and im 18. I dont have gyno-said doc. and i can bounce em too, and its very noticeable when i flex em. should i not flat bench at all? so should i underwork my chest? like 2-3 exercises? idk
 
hopefully some is babyfat...and im 18. I dont have gyno-said doc. and i can bounce em too, and its very noticeable when i flex em. should i not flat bench at all? so should i underwork my chest? like 2-3 exercises? idk

i dont think you can 'underwork' a genetically superior muscle group. you could probably never train chest and it would still look developed. thats how my shoulders are.

i would just emphasize incline movements. more reps, less weight, and isolate the upper chest more.

if i could do only one movement for chest, it would be incline presses.
 
i dont think you can 'underwork' a genetically superior muscle group. you could probably never train chest and it would still look developed. thats how my shoulders are.

i would just emphasize incline movements. more reps, less weight, and isolate the upper chest more.

if i could do only one movement for chest, it would be incline presses.

I would agree.
 
From all the pictures except from the side shot all I had to say was train back and shoulders more. ME.... When I was in shape my chest blew the rest of my body out the water as far as mass goes but I also had huge shoulders and triceps to go with it. So I looked pretty proportional still , On the side pic I definitely see the lower chest that your talking about but it like presser says thats probably mainly bodyfat. If your training the rest of the body hard.... and each side of your body equally IMO it will catch up so I wouldnt worry , just train everything hard. But back and shoulders if they get beefed up until then ,I bet you wont even notice your lower chest.
 
so is it okay if i drop flat bench overall? or would it make it worse? (i dont mind NOT doing it at all, i just wanna make sure i wont make it worse)

only thing that might hit lower chest could be pec fly machine


and when i flex my chest, there is so pufiness in my lower chest. its gets hard everywhere
 
so is it okay if i drop flat bench overall? or would it make it worse? (i dont mind NOT doing it at all, i just wanna make sure i wont make it worse)

only thing that might hit lower chest could be pec fly machine


and when i flex my chest, there is so pufiness in my lower chest. its gets hard everywhere

You'll still get some lower pec stimulation from upper pec exercises. It's impossible to truly isolate. I think you'd be fine concentrating on upper for a while.
 
You'll still get some lower pec stimulation from upper pec exercises. It's impossible to truly isolate. I think you'd be fine concentrating on upper for a while.

so its okay to stay away from flat bench for a couple months right?

entire routine as in each day??? well here it goes.

MONDAY-ARMS and abs
CGBP 12-10-8-6
dips 10-8-6
Skullcrushers 10-8-6
Pushdown 10-8-6
bb curl 12-10-8-6
incline curls 10-8-6

TUESDAY-legs
Squats 12-10-8-6
leg press 10-8-6
leg extenstion 10-8-6
leg curl 10-8-6
calf raises 12-10-8-6

WEDNESDAY-chest and abs
incline bb or db press 12-10-8-6
incline hammerstrength 10-8-6
pec fly 10-8-6
(quick workout since i dont do flat)

THURSDAY-back 10-8-6
lat pulldown
seated low row
seated high row
rear delt fly machine

FRIDAY-shoulders and abs
military press 12-10-8-6
front raise 10-8-6
db lateral raise 10-8-6
upright row 10-8-6
shrugs 12-10-8-6
 
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hopefully some is babyfat...and im 18. I dont have gyno-said doc. and i can bounce em too, and its very noticeable when i flex em. should i not flat bench at all? so should i underwork my chest? like 2-3 exercises? idk

From the side shot, I agree with presser, it looks like possibly your body is predisposed to hold a little more fat in the lower chest.

I would listen to the guys Incorporating More Upper Chest dominate movements but then to get rid of some of the fat, it's nearly impossible to spot reduce but if you were to incorporate some HIIT in your workouts, i think that'd help burn some fat and some of it would come from your chest.

Since it's summer time i say screw the treadmill, I do sprints 100s, 200s sometimes 400s, I'll do hill sprints or I'll do sled pulls.

I think the key to your chest is dropping some BF all together unless of course you're trying to bulk if that's the case I'll just shut my big yapper!

But all together bro very impressive for 18yrs old1 keep p the hard work and you chose a great forum with some awesome guys to help.
 
so is it okay if i drop flat bench overall? or would it make it worse? (i dont mind NOT doing it at all, i just wanna make sure i wont make it worse)

only thing that might hit lower chest could be pec fly machine


and when i flex my chest, there is so pufiness in my lower chest. its gets hard everywhere

Personally, I dropped flat bench years ago. I do not see a need for it anymore since I am out of football. I've always found it to be more of a strength movement then a development movement. I've gotten much better development doing other things such as incline DB,flys, etc.. If I do any type of flat press movement it will be lightweight on the machine.. but most of the time I do not even do a flat press movement.

Like everyone else is saying I would really concentrate on Incline.
 
Personally, I dropped flat bench years ago. I do not see a need for it anymore since I am out of football. I've always found it to be more of a strength movement then a development movement. I've gotten much better development doing other things such as incline DB,flys, etc.. If I do any type of flat press movement it will be lightweight on the machine.. but most of the time I do not even do a flat press movement.

Like everyone else is saying I would really concentrate on Incline.

good to hear that you dropped flat bench years ago and there are no problems with development...imma prob do the same thing.

January i was 180lbs benching 260...BECAUSE OF HOW MY CHEST LOOKED i cut down to 155lbs dropping like 7%bf. I did morning LIT cardio before breakfast+PWO cardio (both sessions were 45min LIT cardio, heartrate around 130) 500below maintance and protein shakes

I cut for just about 4 months. i stopped cutting cuz i was cutting for too long. here are some pictures.

First pic is from January 180lbs, Second pic is when i was done cutting in April 155lbs
 
On a first note seeing your routine I would slightly rework it , It may just be me but I think you workout needs to be ramped up. I dont see a problem with it , your workouts a hell of alot better than some I have made but. I think you need to cut down on your days..... Cut it from monday-friday down to 3-4 times a week with some spacing between them. Then do 3-5-8 for compound movements and 5-8-10 reps for less compound more isolation movements. I say add in deadlifts and and your back alone seems pretty short currently.

Im going to make a suggestion and hopefully you like it and it sounds good to you and others on the board. But I think arms and abs need to be added into other days of exercises , being all of the exercises for that day are low CNS lifts and all isolation besides your close grips and dips. You could benefit with throwing those into another day and having more recovery time. That and your close grips , if your targetting strictly triceps which is what you do with them Ive always thought best to do them last to burn them out on a pre-exhausted muscle like alot of guys here normally talk about.

mess around with the rep ranges but I think you need some high and low rep work , with the addition of cardio since the problem with your chest , I think is bodyfat related and not a muscle issue .... good news QUICK FIX. Build more mass and add in some cardio and good to go. There may be a few of the less compound movements that its pretty stressful on your connective tissues I find to go so heavy on them so if you find an exercise like that change the rep ranges to make them comfortable but still training heavy. I personally think its better to do the heavy weight first after you've warmed up , because if you fatigue and your endurance fibers kick in to help your strength fibers they can benefit from heavy weight tearing the fibers to rebuild , BUT if you do endurance reps first than heavy low reps.... You may not exhaust your strength fibers fully since your doin them last to where your endurance muscles for sure will get broken down to be rebuilt but your strength fibers may get lucky , which means unlucky for you.

I would always warm up good then start sets with the heavy weight and low reps first , then work your way to the light higher reps , because towards the end besides the muscle fibers , your going to induce more of a pump which is good for the ego and recovery , While like an article that was posted on here said , high rep exercises do not release myostatin into the muscle , so if you end with high reps the myostatin may be worked or transported away leaving your body tricked into growth.

Monday- Chest / Tri's
Chest dips 3-5-8
Incline BB or DB 3-5-8
Incline hammer strength 3-5-8
Pec fly 5-8-10
Close grip bench 5-8-10
Pushdowns 5-8-10

WEDNESDAY Legs
Squats 3-5-8
Leg press 3-5-8
leg extension 5-8-10
leg curl 5-8-10
calve raises 3-5-8-10-12 Low total work movement , short distance traveled , add more sets.

Thursday BACK / BI's
Deadlift 3-5-8
Pullups 5-8-10 If you can do pullups which I assume you can pulldowns are NO replacement.
Seated low row 5-8-10
Barbell curls 5-8-10-12
Cable over behind head curls 8-10-12

[media]http://cdn-viper.demandvideo.com/media/5711D187-AA30-41E6-986F-AF10D7952C59/jpeg/AFEC64D7-93A7-45AC-A1E2-FC85828F6D15_2.jpg[/media] both arms over the head doing curls instead of extensions , will develop a great pump while targeting the underlying muscle for peak.


Friday - Shoulders/ Abs since you do pec work etc I assume your at a gym :)
Military press 3-5-8
Shrugs 3-5-8-25
upright rows 5-8-10
front raise 5-8-10
side raise 5-8-10
Cable lying knee hip raises 5-8-10-25 I love them......

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/RectusAbdominis/CBLyingLegHipRaise.html
 
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