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adam_nunya Posts: 24 Joined: 2004/07/06	2004/09/24, 02:19 AM When i do chest, i do bench, incline,decline, bb and db, and flys. I go heavier and heavier each set until i cant lift anymore, but I never never feel any burn in my chest. Is anyone else like this or am I just special, LOL?
fryer91 Posts: 441 Joined: 2003/09/29	2004/09/24, 11:03 AM I'm the same way adam. I have found that pre-exhausting the area helps with the pump. Start out with some pullovers to warm things up. I found that the pullovers loosen up the shoulders, but a little blood in the lats and lower chest. I then start the pre-exhaust routine with flyes, a little rest, then to presses. Dbls have always worked better for me since I can take them down further then the barbell. It really depends on what you are going for. Just pressing exhaust my triceps before it ever hits the chest area. Good luck....
adam_nunya Posts: 24 Joined: 2004/07/06	2004/09/24, 11:53 AM thanks, ill give that a shot.
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/09/24, 04:37 PM Sometimes i'll go heavy for 3 sets and lighten up for a 4th set and do about 10-12 reps to really hit the muscles good, this seems to always give me a good pump. good luck
snipura Posts: 70 Joined: 2003/12/04	2004/09/27, 08:14 AM Well, change your workout sometimes, do more reps, with lighter weights, and slower, that will burn your ass!:)
puresnowchic Posts: 151 Joined: 2004/07/28	2004/09/26, 02:01 PM Unusually I used to have the same problem, but I developed something thats works REALLy good... LoL this is what I do for chest... Start with Regular bench press.... do the absolute most weight you can do for each repetition set... do 20,10,6,3,1,10.... reps changing the weight each new number Then I do Incline Bench the same... Decline bench the same... Flat dumbells...Incline dumbells.... Decline dumbells... and by that time I usually finish off with a set of machine flies mid weight.... -------------- My mind tells me to win, my spirit shows me how, and my body delivers.
nutritionworks Posts: 66 Joined: 2004/09/18	2004/09/26, 02:09 PM I do something similar to snow. I do 6 sets on bench press with reps 10-8-6-4-2-1. I add 10 pounds to each set. I try to stay heavy and usually need some encouragement on the last 2 sets from my spotter. When the set of 2 reps becomes easy, add 10 pounds to the starting set on your next chest workout. This has worked great for me.
fsdsk Posts: 959 Joined: 2003/11/30	2004/09/26, 02:48 PM This happens to me as well. I have found that if I am doing incline press for example (dumbells) I will do the press and immediatly switch to incline flys. Then move to flat bench, and then decline. You will be doing more exercises, but you will feel your chest - especially in the morning.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/09/27, 12:41 PM My expierance is this, people are concerend about ho wmuch they lift rather than HOW they are lifting. If your going for strength, then use a "power style" bench press. However to strickly work the chest, you need to use as lil tricep and shoulder as possible. Heres how I do it. First, get in a mirror and flex your chest, do the "titty bounce thing" Now when you go to the gym, everytime you do a rep, do a "titty bounce" at the end of the rep everytime. On bench press, 1st form. Make sure you elbows and where you grip the bar have a 90 degree angle. Elbow 90degrres, should make you grip 90 degrees. Now, have a good controlled descent, never let elbows come in. Now when you get to your chest stop the weight,still keeping elbows at 90 degrees. Either stop on the chest, or I prefere 1in above chest, no press it back up, elbows still at 90 degrees, and "pull" from you inner chest, I magine as you go up, your trying to do a fly with the straight bar , trying to bend the bar. And stop just short of lock out, elbow wise, at the top give a hard squeeze, make your chest ( titty bounce thingy) For dumbells do the same thing, except go out and in. That is, Press the weights kinda in a arc, but still neve rlet you elbows come under the weight. -------------- if you want sympathy......from me...in a dictionary look between symphony and syphillis.......there you'll find it!
adam_nunya Posts: 24 Joined: 2004/07/06	2004/09/28, 04:03 AM Yall are all awesome, ill give em all a try and well see which works best. Thanks yall.
big_j_scf Posts: 308 Joined: 2003/11/08	2004/10/06, 03:33 PM I think the most important thing is to squeeze your shoulderblades together the who time. this keeps the shoulders from coming forward and getting involved in the movement. don't let your shoulders role forward at the top of the movement, pretend that you're trying to crack a walnut between your shoulder blades, and dont completely lock out your elbows, that where you take pressure off your chest. -------------- I have some good news! I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Gieco!
feije Posts: 5 Joined: 2004/02/24	2004/10/10, 08:44 AM something that works 4 me (2 use my tris less) is visualising pushing my elbows up (and not the bar, that just happens 2 b there)... this helps me with the exclusion of my biceps in the latpulldown as well, just visualize pulling your elbows down then....
kakaroto Posts: 893 Joined: 2002/05/09	2004/10/10, 11:29 AM WHY DONT YOU TRY CHANGING YOUR ROUTINE? BY CHANGING EXERCISES OR EXERCISES´ORDER.... YOU COULD ALSO MAKE SUPERSETS ONCE IN A WHILE AND LEAVE ALL BENCHES AND GO ALL DUMBELS.... I THINK IF YOU CHANGE, YOU WILL FEEL THE CHANGE
namrepus Posts: 8 Joined: 2004/10/26	2004/10/26, 03:12 PM you don't want to exhaust your chest. you want to shock it into growth. try doing flat bench (3 sets of 6) with as much as you can do, then incline db (2 sets of 6) with as much as you can do, followed by dips. next day you should be hurting. if you can do more than 6 for any of those, you're not doing enough weight.
detox174 Posts: 115 Joined: 2003/10/28	2004/10/31, 05:47 PM theres so much advice on here but ill add one more thing.. to warm up start out by doing 15 push ups.. first 10 real slow then last 5 real fast.. what i found to be very helpful in all my exercises is doing a drop set at the end.. for example if im doing bench i do reps of 10-12 8-10 6-8 4-6 1-2 then drop the weight back down and do a set of 10 nice and slow.. gotta be careful tho.. say you put 45s on for the first set of 10 and have no problem and drop it back down to 45s for the last set your body might be tired and wont be able to get it up.. so test it out with a lighter weight first.. good luck
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/10/31, 09:21 PM detox? reps of 10 12 8 10 6 8 4 6 1 2? You do all that on one day for one chest excercise? Good lord how ar eyou not over training? -------------- ....I'm probably in my underwear typing this......or maybe not!
	2004/11/02, 05:11 AM You can also try doing a variation of DB flyes...that's half way between flye and press..u fold DBs at 45degrees...works for my friend... Also make sure you pause and squeeze at the top of each rep...nice and slow...all the way down, all the way up...
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/11/02, 01:00 PM ============ Quoting from namrepus: you don't want to exhaust your chest. you want to shock it into growth. try doing flat bench (3 sets of 6) with as much as you can do, then incline db (2 sets of 6) with as much as you can do, followed by dips. next day you should be hurting. if you can do more than 6 for any of those, you're not doing enough weight. ============= exhaust and shock..same thing.
detox174 Posts: 115 Joined: 2003/10/28	2004/11/02, 11:03 PM lol big andrew i only do 6 sets of bench.. what i meant from 10-12 8-106-8.. they are my target reps for that particular set.. example.. like ill put enough wait on so that i can lift 6 reps but no more then 8 for the 6-8 set
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/11/03, 12:41 PM still seems like alot to me. -------------- GO into battle as if was your last, cause thats the only one you loose!
Kev99 Posts: 104 Joined: 2004/08/15	2004/11/25, 01:09 AM Its always about form. Do right form, and ur msucles will grow definitely from it. Youll feel it too.
rebound Posts: 11 Joined: 2004/07/12	2004/12/05, 08:45 PM I never feel burn anywhere (except for calves). I do however feel sore. Lifting heavy never makes my muscles burn as it shouldnt (8reps at most) it makes them feel fatigue..