Hey, I seemingly have a certain area lagging in my chest.
I know theres alot of debate about wether or not you can actually target and area of the chest but just wondering if anyone had any ideas.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x268/simonxazza/pectoralis_major.jpg
The area’s highlighted in purple/blue arent as development on my chest.
Most of my chest growth has come from incline db press and dips. Is it time to try some decline db presses? Or possibly dips?
Thanks if anyone has any ideas.
I don’t think there is any debate on targeting certain areas of the chest. I think it’s fact.
Why aren’t you doing decline? I’d say that’s your problem right there. If need be switch your bench press to dumb bells as well, you can go deeper and get a better stretch which is ideal for growth.
You most likely just need to keep adding size.
Stats?
I’ve been trying to hit ‘elusive angles’ lately. Now before anyone jumps all over this, I’ve been lifting for a very long while, and have moved some pretty hefty weights. Still, certain areas have come up, while others have lagged (I think we all have this to a degree).
Most recently, I’ve realized how great the old day (1950s?) BBers’ lower pecs looked, and as doing chest dips always bothered an old shoulder injury of mine, I’ve been piling up 3-4 weight plates under one side of a bench, and doing DB declines, and a SLIGHT (15-20 degree) angle, hoping to mimic the effects without getting that super extreme decline that a lot of the pre-set benches seem to have.
Can you really isolate different areas of the chest? I think yes, but only to a limited degree. If you haven’t build up sufficient size overall, then I think this isn’t going to have the effect you’re hoping for.
S
the part highlighted in purple will be stimulated greatly with the flat barbell bench.The flat bench press should be the main chest movement of your routine not incline db bench.
OP, I have the exact opposite problem. That area highlighted in purple is where I have the most growth. It is the upper/inner pecs where I am lagging. Like Stu, I’ve been trying to hit from a variety of angles…db flat bench, decline bb bench, cable flies (from a variety of angles – Thibs has some good suggestions on this), dips, pec dec, incline db press…you name it, I’ve incorporated it.
Add the fact that I am very deltoid and arm dominant and stimulating my chest at all, nevermind targeting specific areas, is tough.
The only insight that I can give you is that my strongest lifts (relative to other chest exercises) are weighted dips (with forward lean to target chest) and decline bb press and I feel those target my most developed areas (the areas you highlighted in purple).
As with many things, your genetic disposition has a lot to do with growth in specific areas, but changing up exercise selection and simply trying to get stronger/bigger overall should certainly benefit your outer chest.
[quote]mr popular wrote:
You most likely just need to keep adding size.
Stats?[/quote]
Best post.
CT has two amazing chest exercises:
One was just put out in an article… It consisted of normal DB presses, but instead of holding them apart and coming together at the top part, hold them together, and push them together for the entire ROM.
Another one,
Set up a bench (I use an incline bench) inbetween the cable-crossover machine. Put straps on the weight stack, and wrap them around your elbows, (I just hold them in my hand) and then take some DB’s and do normal presses.
I do this last one in my chest day, I really feel my pecs working more than my delts, which is a problem of mine on normal bench presses.
I also think CT stated that the pectoral muscle’s main purpose is pulling the arms together (think fly’s) rather than extending the arms (think pressing.) However, don’t quote me on that.
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
I also think CT stated that the pectoral muscle’s main purpose is pulling the arms together (think fly’s) rather than extending the arms (think pressing.) However, don’t quote me on that.[/quote]
I want you to think about what you just wrote…and then kick yourself.
Just get bigger.
[quote]mr popular wrote:
You most likely just need to keep adding size.
Stats?[/quote]
If his profile doesnt lie ( 170cm, 63kg ), I believe you have a good point! 
[quote]Professor X wrote:
rrjc5488 wrote:
I also think CT stated that the pectoral muscle’s main purpose is pulling the arms together (think fly’s) rather than extending the arms (think pressing.) However, don’t quote me on that.
I want you to think about what you just wrote…and then kick yourself.[/quote]
lmao, Prof X made a funny!
x2 for flat barbell bench…
[quote]pinkponyz wrote:
mr popular wrote:
You most likely just need to keep adding size.
Stats?
If his profile doesnt lie ( 170cm, 63kg ), I believe you have a good point! ;)[/quote]
Press a lot of heavy weights and dirty at least eight plates a day. Do this for a few years and your chest should be alright. No special exercise or magic rep range will help you. Eating and lifting a lot of weight will. Time is on your side.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
rrjc5488 wrote:
I also think CT stated that the pectoral muscle’s main purpose is pulling the arms together (think fly’s) rather than extending the arms (think pressing.) However, don’t quote me on that.
I want you to think about what you just wrote…and then kick yourself.[/quote]
LOL
this page reeks of dick riding…anyways im not questioning the rule of gaining overall size to bring up lagging body parts but is anyone able to explain the actualy science of this to me? or at leats post an article or something? theoretically why couldnt you just bench your entire life and nothing else, and build a ridiculously out of proportion chest to the rest of you? again i know thats not how it works im just saying why
If you know that’s not how it works then isn’t the question a moot point?
So far as I know, researchers have not yet either developed the interest nor obtained the grant money to determine the biological reasons why one cannot build a chest ridiculously out of proportion to the rest of the body, and why rather for best chest development possible for the individual, overall mass also needs to be built.
The grant money may be coming any day now, but as of yet, hasn’t arrived, I don’t believe.
If your chest is lagging in certain areas, stay out of those areas.
[quote]jp_dubya wrote:
If your chest is lagging in certain areas, stay out of those areas.[/quote]
BWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA!!! Brilliant!
S
[quote]Bill Roberts wrote:
If you know that’s not how it works then isn’t the question a moot point?
So far as I know, researchers have not yet either developed the interest nor obtained the grant money to determine the biological reasons why one cannot build a chest ridiculously out of proportion to the rest of the body, and why rather for best chest development possible for the individual, overall mass also needs to be built.
The grant money may be coming any day now, but as of yet, hasn’t arrived, I don’t believe.[/quote]
Best response.
It’s like people who don’t even have the educational background to warrant it, rely on random scientific studies like some absolute truth.
If no one in history has ever built 20" arms on a 130lbs otherwise skinny body without synthol being used to inflate the muscle, why would anyone be caught up on this issue as if that alone doesn’t indicate something?
Common sense is free.