Gym/Work-out
Apr 3, 2009 | 10:55 AM
#31
TeH Ears
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 8,188
From: Atlanta
Jarod, that is a pretty sensible routine. Well done. I'd offer one suggestion that I think you would really enjoy, and it would take your chest development to a new dimension.
Consider this: Put dips first, in your chest routine, but add a tweak to the movement. First, nothing develops your chest like dips, they will give you that classic sweep from bottom to top that you see on the old school bodybuilders who were not huge, but rather, symmetrical.
The tweak is this: Try to use a dip bar that is roughly 32 inches across. Then, lean forward by roughly 45 degrees, this will place the stress on your chest and off your triceps. And if you are able, this added tweak will drive your chest nuts. As you mount up on the dip bars, if your wrists will tolerate it, turn your hands in so that your knuckles are across from each other.
After my arm healed, and I got back into the gym, this was the single most powerful thing that I did to blast my chest. For two months, this movement combined with incline presses were all that I did, and it transformed my chest.
Also, consider putting incline presses prior to flat bench. It will hit more muscle, and give more over all development. I know quite a few guys that have stopped flat bench all together in exchange for inclines of differing variations, in conjunction with dips.
Consider this: Put dips first, in your chest routine, but add a tweak to the movement. First, nothing develops your chest like dips, they will give you that classic sweep from bottom to top that you see on the old school bodybuilders who were not huge, but rather, symmetrical.
The tweak is this: Try to use a dip bar that is roughly 32 inches across. Then, lean forward by roughly 45 degrees, this will place the stress on your chest and off your triceps. And if you are able, this added tweak will drive your chest nuts. As you mount up on the dip bars, if your wrists will tolerate it, turn your hands in so that your knuckles are across from each other.
After my arm healed, and I got back into the gym, this was the single most powerful thing that I did to blast my chest. For two months, this movement combined with incline presses were all that I did, and it transformed my chest.
Also, consider putting incline presses prior to flat bench. It will hit more muscle, and give more over all development. I know quite a few guys that have stopped flat bench all together in exchange for inclines of differing variations, in conjunction with dips.
Apr 3, 2009 | 11:05 AM
#32
Teamspeed Pro
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 5,995
From: OC
Dips FTW.
I do not flat bench anymore. I was a fairly decent flat bencher despite my arm length but I feel that it's an injury waiting to happen. I stick with dips, incline bench, and side to side push ups...
Symmetry and proportionality are most important to me.
I do not flat bench anymore. I was a fairly decent flat bencher despite my arm length but I feel that it's an injury waiting to happen. I stick with dips, incline bench, and side to side push ups...
Symmetry and proportionality are most important to me.
Apr 3, 2009 | 11:10 AM
#33
Teamspeed Pro
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,209
From: City of Angels and Nice Cars
Does the Tuna have monkey arms????
Apr 3, 2009 | 11:42 AM
#34
Teamspeed Pro
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,466
From: NY
Jarod, that is a pretty sensible routine. Well done. I'd offer one suggestion that I think you would really enjoy, and it would take your chest development to a new dimension.
Consider this: Put dips first, in your chest routine, but add a tweak to the movement. First, nothing develops your chest like dips, they will give you that classic sweep from bottom to top that you see on the old school bodybuilders who were not huge, but rather, symmetrical.
The tweak is this: Try to use a dip bar that is roughly 32 inches across. Then, lean forward by roughly 45 degrees, this will place the stress on your chest and off your triceps. And if you are able, this added tweak will drive your chest nuts. As you mount up on the dip bars, if your wrists will tolerate it, turn your hands in so that your knuckles are across from each other.
After my arm healed, and I got back into the gym, this was the single most powerful thing that I did to blast my chest. For two months, this movement combined with incline presses were all that I did, and it transformed my chest.
Also, consider putting incline presses prior to flat bench. It will hit more muscle, and give more over all development. I know quite a few guys that have stopped flat bench all together in exchange for inclines of differing variations, in conjunction with dips.
Consider this: Put dips first, in your chest routine, but add a tweak to the movement. First, nothing develops your chest like dips, they will give you that classic sweep from bottom to top that you see on the old school bodybuilders who were not huge, but rather, symmetrical.
The tweak is this: Try to use a dip bar that is roughly 32 inches across. Then, lean forward by roughly 45 degrees, this will place the stress on your chest and off your triceps. And if you are able, this added tweak will drive your chest nuts. As you mount up on the dip bars, if your wrists will tolerate it, turn your hands in so that your knuckles are across from each other.
After my arm healed, and I got back into the gym, this was the single most powerful thing that I did to blast my chest. For two months, this movement combined with incline presses were all that I did, and it transformed my chest.
Also, consider putting incline presses prior to flat bench. It will hit more muscle, and give more over all development. I know quite a few guys that have stopped flat bench all together in exchange for inclines of differing variations, in conjunction with dips.
I gave up going heavy on most exercises a while back. I rarely go over 225lbs on anything, since I have back problems and don't want to develop shoulder problems either.
Apr 3, 2009 | 12:26 PM
#35
TeH Ears
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 8,188
From: Atlanta
Talk about FTMFW, side to side push ups...
Nice call man.
