Are there any particular exercises that can work the outer pecs (the part where your chest meets your armpits)? My inner and lower pecs look great but as soon as it starts rounding out to my armpits it looks like shit, no definition. Is this more of a matter of diet or particular exercises? My bodyfat is 12-13%.
Wide Grip benching, bumbell presses both on flat bench and also incline bench
I don’t think there’s such a thing as “outer pecs”.
I like dumbell pullovers on a flat bench. Gives you a little “pec dimple.” Cable crossovers are good. And all incline movements seem to target this outer and upper area.
What the hell is an outer pec. Is this anything like the lower head of the bicep??
Vince G. use to recommend wide grip dips with the hands turned in on a graduated (V-shaped) dip bar. Hope this helps and Best of Luck.
Pecs are pecs. If you lack definition, then you might consider your diet. Ask yourself, are you totally ripped and still lacking definition on your “outer pecs”? You might consider some facial stretching of your pecs. Flexing and posing can help also.
The outer pecs fall into the same category as lower biceps, hot women over 5’7, tax attorneys that disclose all earnings, and monkeys that can write in cursive…yep, none of them exist. EMG and MRI studies show that emphasis can be varied between the upper (clavicular) head of the pectorals and the lower (sternal) head, but changing inner and outer emphasis is not possible. HOWEVER, Jose Antonio published a study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning a while back that showed emphasis could be changed within regions of a particular head by targeting the specific fibers of that area. So if you knew that your outer pectoral region was comprised of purely Type IIB fibers, than training with over 85% of your 1RM could possibly bring up the lagging fibers. Then only way to figure that out is through a muscle biopsy, and I doubt you’re that desperate. The best solution is to make sure you are including a variety of rep ranges, make sure you’re lean, and make sure you choose different parents next time.
No hot women over 5’7"? Come on. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Elle MacPherson, Gabriella Reece, Lisa Leslie, Nami campbell, Heidi Klum, countless others. Do I need to go on?
Brent: bad joke:P
I knew that was gonna piss somebody off. I stand by my statement. If I saw any of them, all I would think is…damn, she looks hungry. Tall women usually have enough muscle to fill a thimble, they look like they need a steak. But nonetheless, I respect those who find tall women attractive, less competition with me for the short fitness bunnies.
You gotta do inverse biosequential ipsilateralized adductocentric supine DB Flys to really hit those outter pecs…Or you could could just make sure you use various movements, rep ranges, and ROM’s because you can’t really target specific portions of a muscle (practically anyways).
Nick, you forgot to mention that those flyes must be done with a semieverted reverse dorsiflexed grip. And with the tongue on the roof of the mouth, or else you will only activate the lateral head of the cremaster brevis.
Marc, please leave!
I have to agree with Marc, pick your parents better, and your groceries
Ed, sorry if the humor went over your primate head. Did ya think I really meant that one of the testicular elevator muscles was really gonna get involved? There’s some nice forums at richard simmons site that will be much easier for you to differentiate between jokes and advice.
Just get bigger, they’ll fill in. It takes time. Gabby Reece is hot. She’s like 6’2" and 170. My wife is 5’8" 130 and turns plenty of heads. My daughter is 5’10", 125 lb, models athletic clothing, and I have yet to go anywhere with her where guys and even some chicks aren’t checking her out. All that and she deadlifts and squats too. Hmm.
Is your daughter over 18 and if so do you think you could give me her number?? ;)hehehe James
SteelyEyes, some guys like chicks with hair on their tongues as well. I say enjoy, and I’m one less guy you have to worry about checking out any runway models you happen to travel with.
I can’t understand why someone would think tall women are unattractive - have you got a little man complex and need to feel that much bigger than your girlfriend? I bet you like vapid bimbos too so you feel smart