building upper chest mass - Philippine Bodybuilding and Fitness Board

billyboy · Senior Member

building upper chest mass

jadrobe · Veteran Member

incline bench press
incline db press
incline flyes

van_wilder · Senior Member

jadrobe is right.... just do it before doing flat bench press or flat exercises... but you have to choose between incline db press and incline bench press since they workout the same muscle... i prefer incline db press than incline bench...

billyboy · Senior Member

Thanks jadrobe and van wilder

.One more thing,concerning inclines,is there an ideal angle to make it more effective

Will push ups also help?Please clarify one thing for me.I've read somewhere(forum) that since the muscle grows as a whole,incline,flat or decline bench presses really don't matter,what is important is that you train the pec muscles hard as a whole.
Edited by billyboy at 07:15, 2004-12-15

-- Edited by billyboy at 07:18, 2004-12-15

van_wilder · Senior Member

quote:
Originally posted by: billyboy
" Thanks jadrobe and van wilder.One more thing,concerning inclines,is there an ideal angle to make it more effective Will push ups also help?Please clarify one thing for me.I've read somewhere(forum) that since the muscle grows as a whole,incline,flat or decline bench presses really don't matter,what is important is that you train the pec muscles hard as a whole.
Edited by billyboy at 07:15, 2004-12-15-- Edited by billyboy at 07:18, 2004-12-15"

yes and no... yes as a whole pero sometimes kailangan din isa-isa... diba every bodybuilder use both isolation and non-isolation exercises?

push-ups? yes its nice na isuperset with incline press... 45% okay... kung saan ka comfortable at nararamdaman mo ng tama... kasi sa gym namin numbers eh walang degrees...

ot: decline press would not do much help unless develop na chest mo...

billyboy · Senior Member

quote:
Originally posted by: van_wilder
"

yes and no... yes as a whole pero sometimes kailangan din isa-isa... diba every bodybuilder use both isolation and non-isolation exercises?

push-ups? yes its nice na isuperset with incline press... 45% okay... kung saan ka comfortable at nararamdaman mo ng tama... kasi sa gym namin numbers eh walang degrees...

ot: decline press would not do much help unless develop na chest mo..."

Thanks van wilder.

jadrobe · Veteran Member

adjustments

van_wilder · Senior Member

quote:
Originally posted by: jadrobe
"if may adjustable bench kayo jan, the nearer to the vertical position, the more difficult.

try mo. yup. incline db press and incline flyes gawin mo. iiyak ka sa sakit."

pero ingat ah... baka maging shoulder press na yan...

ot: may machine shoulder press pala... nakakita ako kanina sa fitness first... masgusto ko pa rin free weights talaga...

bz_kurb · Dec 20, 2004

RE: building upper chest mass

theveed · PBFB Admin

quote:
Originally posted by: bz_kurb
"do not exceed 30 degrees if you are going for the inclined bench/flyes for it targets the deltoids more rather than the pectoralis major/minor..."

Correct.

faktory_27 · Member

can anyone lecture me on what specific muscle of the chest targets these workouts?

DB pullovers

Close Grip press

Wide Grip press

Cable crossovers

normally ang ginagawa ko lang is incline/flat/decline presses and flys

jadrobe · Veteran Member

DB pullovers - ribs - nothing to do much with chest. also for back

Close Grip press - mainly for triceps but also inner chest

Wide Grip press - outer chest

Cable crossovers - if you lean forward, you can target lats, shoulders and inner chest

IronHeaD · Senior Member

To have mass on your upper chest, you should do pressing movement.

Dumbell incline press

barbell incline press

Flyes and other exercise are only isolation, they are more on definition than mass building.

Happy lifting!

billyboy · Senior Member

IronHeaD wrote:

To have mass on your upper chest, you should do pressing movement.

Dumbell incline press
barbell incline press
Flyes and other exercise are only isolation, they are more on definition than mass building.
Happy lifting!

Do you do it in the same day both barbell and DB presses?Ilang sets bale for each is recommended?After that what else can I do or enough na yun?

IronHeaD · Senior Member

billyboy wrote:

Do you do it in the same day both barbell and DB presses?Ilang sets bale for each is recommended?After that what else can I do or enough na yun?

I always love doing warmup on the dumbells, So i choose a 50lbs dumbell for the warmup and do 15 - 20 reps. After that I'll grab a 90 lbs dumbell and do 2 sets of 8-10 reps.

And on the incline barbell, i start lightweight 125lbs X 12 reps 205lbs X 10 and for the last set 295lbs X 6-8 reps.