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2006/09/25, 04:54 AM
At my weight, how much should i bench press and how many days out of the week should i work on chest? I'm a little flabby around the chest area. What i have now is two 25 plates and bar. Not the olympic plates but the one with the small hole.Do u think that would be enough to tone up my upper body or should i put more weight on the bar?
any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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2006/09/25, 07:01 AM
At any weight you should bench what you can safely complete your repetitions with.
Start with the weight you have and then you will need additional weight when that weight is easy.
You can also do multi[ple variations of push-ups.
Don't neglect the rest of your body in your quest to 'tone up' your upper body. Compound leg exercises like squats and deadlifts will burn fat and boost growth more than just upper body exercises.
Try one of the at-home programs from freetrainers - they are free. Go to the top of the screen and click on 'exercise program' it will ask you questions about your goals and what equipment you have, then generate a plan for you.
Fill out your profile and more people will take you seriously and answer your questions.
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
- Aristotle
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2006/11/14, 07:32 PM
if ur goal is to tone up, u need to track ur calories..weight lifting and diet are the keys to success
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2006/11/15, 07:55 AM
Beatbanger, while chest is a key muscle group and as a fat man I know about "flabby" chests, you will get much better results doing a full body routine, using what is called compund exercises (squats, chins, deadlift, bent over rows and yes bench). But even more importantly is the calories you eat. Get a good idea of where they come from and how many you truly eat. I was exactly the same weight and after getting hit upside the head so to speak realized that I was chowing down 4000 calories a day.....I would start there.
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