7 Exercises For Effective Pectoral Workouts
Getting nice lean pectoral
muscles are tough, but they're completely possible to achieve if you add
some of my exercises to your pectoral workouts. It's best if you use
these exercises in a gym so that you can have access to all of the
equipment.
1. Barbell Bench Press -
The most common weight lifting exercise, but also one of the most
effective. This works out your pectorals to the fullest extent,
including your triceps and core muscles. You should do bench presses
often as part of your pectorals workout. Add some variation to your
presses, such as incline bench presses (works upper chest muscles) and
decline (works lower chest muscles). If you work out your pectorals from
all angles, you'll get the best muscle development.
2. Dumbbell Bench Press -
Like the barbell bench press, this is also effective as part of your
pectoral workouts. The main difference is that unlike the barbell,
you'll be using stabilizers to balance the weight, and you'll be using
your full range of motion, which works the muscles a bit differently.
Use incline and decline variations to get more results.
3. Cable Crossovers - This
will really get your chest working to give you a good "burned out"
feeling after the completion of a set. This is better off being put at
the end of your pectoral workouts because it'll use up a lot of energy.
4. Flyes - Stick this
exercise somewhere in the middle of your pectoral workouts. You'll get a
good stretch as you do flyes. You don't need to use heavy weights for
this to work out your pecs. I tend to put this as the exercise right
before a burn out exercise, such as cable crossovers.
5. Pushups - This is
something you've learned about since you were young, but it's EXTREMELY
effective! It tends to be underrated, but if you can do pushups in large
quantities, then you'll really burn out your chest.
6. Dips - There are
different variations of doing dips, but they're all good at workout out
your chest. You can use weights (by using a weight belt) if you want to
improve your strength, or you can simply use your body weight and
increase your reps. Increasing up the style can improve your body.
7. Isometric Chest Presses -
Not many people heard of this, but it's good for your pectoral
workouts. Without any weights, all you need to do is clasp your hands
and push them together as hard as you can for about 10-15 seconds. While
you're doing this, you should be focusing on FLEXING your pecs!
