Could you elaborate a bit on the “line of pull” please? I think I get what you’re talking about, not positive though.[/quote]
In simplified terms, it refers to the direction the resistance is actually being applied to a muscle from. With most basic free weight movements, the line is pointed down, thanks to our good old friend Mr. Gravity.
When you’re using low cables to target your upper pecs, and you’re standing slightly in front of the cable station, the line is not simply downward, but also backward slightly. So by correctly allowing your hands to find the position where you get a full stretch at the bottom, and then moving along the ‘line’ to where the contraction in the greatest (not straight up, which will actually transfer the stress to the front delts!), you can truly get the most out of the movement.
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Gotcha!!!
That’s what I thought you were getting at.
Cables can be tricky to find that perfect line.
And I definitely see guys everyday at my gym that are using the low cables and pulling them pretty much vertically lol. And then they’ll say something like…“BRO!!! This shit will blow your pecs UP!!!” haha. gotta love the bro presence in the gym.
Nothing works for me better than incline bb press. I’m not delt dominant so I tend to get great chest pumps. I usually go with 2 incline movements to start, and one or maybe two flat or decline moves. M y upper improved greatly over the years. I wonder is there such a thing as too much upper chest.
Signed up just so I could share this video because I believe it’s exactly the technique that King Beef describes. I’ve been ding this for a while now, not that my chest is awesome at all, but I have a lot of faith in the knowledge of the DC guys. Plus that crush press at the end is a killer.
MY chest grows easy but what I do is regular bench, dips/weighted dips, then dumbell incline press. On the incline I focus on feeling the mind muscle connection and I make sure I feel my pecs squeezing together.
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
Don’t care how much hate the exercise gets. Nothing has built my chest better than flat bench press. My chest is definitely one of my better body parts.[/quote]
I think it has to do with a natural tendency to chase numbers. The technique to push your max isn’t always the best for pec hypertrophy[/quote]
It also locks you into a path of movement. Once both sides have to pull their own weight equally, more change seems to occur.
I find this to be the case with most reality large or even pro competitive bodybuilders.
many may “warm up” with the bench…as in it being the first exercise done in the routine, but that is NOT what they relied on the most to get so big that their development would qualify as “extreme”.
Most guys don’t seem to have really big pecs…probably because they are easily lost in the “show off my ego lift” mentality instead of ever learning to feel their chest work in priority.
Signed up just so I could share this video because I believe it’s exactly the technique that King Beef describes. I’ve been ding this for a while now, not that my chest is awesome at all, but I have a lot of faith in the knowledge of the DC guys. Plus that crush press at the end is a killer.
Yep, that’s pretty much what I do except with a squeeze at the top on my heaviest set.
I’ve had success recently with doing a large variety of exercises (BB, DB, HS, smith) as well as forgetting numbers and focusing on quality of reps. Example workout:
DB Press and Twist (a la JM): ramping weight 15,12,10,8 (holding squeeze at peak to count of 1)
Decline HS Press: 3x10, then 1x6-10 hard set followed by two drops (again 1 sec squeeze on all reps)
BB wide-grip Low incline: 4x15 (no lockout, no touch to chest either…just constant tension…pressing this way will humble you really fast)
Also, sometimes I like to finish with a couple set of stretch push-ups to failure (a la JM again)…these are fun to start with about 30-40lbs of chains draped over your shoulders, run to failure, strip the chains off and again immediately go to failure with bodyweight…and do this a few times.
Also, sometimes I like to finish with a couple set of stretch push-ups to failure (a la JM again)…these are fun to start with about 30-40lbs of chains draped over your shoulders, run to failure, strip the chains off and again immediately go to failure with bodyweight…and do this a few times. [/quote]
I’ve just recently started finishing off chest day with a few sets of push ups, I figured why not? The DOMS in my serratus was unreal! Makes me think that maybe it’s a bit underdeveloped
Also, sometimes I like to finish with a couple set of stretch push-ups to failure (a la JM again)…these are fun to start with about 30-40lbs of chains draped over your shoulders, run to failure, strip the chains off and again immediately go to failure with bodyweight…and do this a few times. [/quote]
I’ve just recently started finishing off chest day with a few sets of push ups, I figured why not? The DOMS in my serratus was unreal! Makes me think that maybe it’s a bit underdeveloped[/quote]
Funny you say that…sometimes my serratus will cramp up on me during these if I try to go through the reps too fast. It’s why it’s good not to count…then you might go for a PR or something and screw up the quality of the exercise.
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
Now the real question is: is it you in the video?[/quote]
LOLno. I figured everyone knew about Diesel Crew by now. If you ever read a reference to the name “Smitty Diesel” in any article, that’s him on the bench.
Signed up just so I could share this video because I believe it’s exactly the technique that King Beef describes. I’ve been ding this for a while now, not that my chest is awesome at all, but I have a lot of faith in the knowledge of the DC guys. Plus that crush press at the end is a killer.
Yep, that’s pretty much what I do except with a squeeze at the top on my heaviest set.[/quote]
This is exactly how ive always done Dbell press. Taught to me by this guy when i was 16
everyone wants a big chest in bodybuilding . it goes back with the big boobs of arnold . that sais the chest grow relatively easily . bench press and inclines and flyes are good basic things . remember though that arnie did his incline on way too steep angle . dips and pullovers worlks the low part . . may superset too . chest is not an atrhlete muscle though few people in olympics game needs this .
Signed up just so I could share this video because I believe it’s exactly the technique that King Beef describes. I’ve been ding this for a while now, not that my chest is awesome at all, but I have a lot of faith in the knowledge of the DC guys. Plus that crush press at the end is a killer.[/quote]
Yep, that’s pretty much what I do except with a squeeze at the top on my heaviest set.[/quote]
This is exactly how ive always done Dbell press. Taught to me by this guy when i was 16
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