if i have to chose one to do

[CalvinHobbs]

ok so which one is better if i'm gonna do only one, flat or incline? thanks guys

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

hmmm...do half of each set flat then adjust the bench quick and do incline

 

[Amused]

If you have the ability to do either, you should do both.

 

[CalvinHobbs]

hmmm.....ok....next

 

[CalvinHobbs]

ok here's my work out, it's been 7weeks i'm doing this, incline bench press, dead lift,shoulder press,barbell curl, wrist curl, squats

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

how do you do a wrist curl? i've been wanting to try a NFL reciever's workout: tie a rope around a 3-4in diameter pipe, and the other end through a 10 pound weight, then roll the pipe around in your hands so the rope wraps around it as fast as you can

 

[CalvinHobbs]

i do it with a bar, seated and my forearms on my legs, and then i curl towards me

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbs
hmmm.....ok....next

What? The truth was not something you wanted to hear?

Inclines target a separate muscle from your main pec muscles:

Inclines target this muscle:

http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/PectoralisClavicular.html

Flat targets this muscle:

http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/PectoralisSternal.html

You really do need to do both.

Also remember this: If you do not have a balanced weight routine, you will build your body unevenly and cause injury to your weaker muscles.

 

[DaShen]

why choose one?

 

[Psycho18]

Do a variety of chest workouts.

 

[AbAbber2k]

You need to do flat bench to properly stimulate your whole pec. Plus, you're already doing shoulder press. With incline + shoulder you're limiting yourself too much. Flat + shoulder covers everything better. Basically what Amused said... though I don't like to break it down quite that much as major/minor/muscle heads are almost always stimulated through compound lifts. I've been trying the 5x5 program recently for something new (had good gains with MaxOT but started getting bored) and I really like it.

 

[j00fek]

do flat/incline/decline, no sence in doing just one for chest day

 

[purbeast0]

why would you just do one of those 😕

i do both every time i work m chest.

 

[CalvinHobbs]

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k
You need to do flat bench to properly stimulate your whole pec. Plus, you're already doing shoulder press. With incline + shoulder you're limiting yourself too much. Flat + shoulder covers everything better. Basically what Amused said... though I don't like to break it down quite that much as major/minor/muscle heads are almost always stimulated through compound lifts. I've been trying the 5x5 program recently for something new (had good gains with MaxOT but started getting bored) and I really like it.

hmm...thats what i was looking for...i'm not yet doing split routines, i train two days a week, monday and thursday. today i tried flat...and i liked it...chest seems to be more tired

 

[CalvinHobbs]

and after how many weeks should i do different body parts on different days? right now i'm doing 8reps x 3sets then i try one last set set with more weight ..usually i can do about 5-6 on the last rep...not more...

 

[CalvinHobbs]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbs
hmmm.....ok....next

What? The truth was not something you wanted to hear?

Inclines target a separate muscle from your main pec muscles:

Inclines target this muscle:

http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/PectoralisClavicular.html

Flat targets this muscle:

http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/PectoralisSternal.html

You really do need to do both.

Also remember this: If you do not have a balanced weight routine, you will build your body unevenly and cause injury to your weaker muscles.

🙂 thanks a lot fir the advice buddy, once i start doing split routines if that's how we call it i'll certainly be doing that 🙂

 

[daveymark]

so much misinformation in this thread...

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: daveymark
so much misinformation in this thread...

Then instead of being a pompous prick and posting crap like this, why don't you correct them, your Excellency?

 

[CalvinHobbs]

what misinformation please?

 

[fbrdphreak]

So is the general concensus that doing overhead shoulder presses (bringing bar down to top of chest) and flat bench pretty much covers the pecs? I don't do incline even though I know I should, my workouts are just pretty full as is. Curious if overhead presses + flat cover all the pecs

 

[yobarman]

Why are you limiting yourself in the workouts you can do?

 

[Koing]

Squat first in your session. This will serve as a great warm up as I KNOW you wouldn't have warmed up properly.

Koing

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: daveymark
so much misinformation in this thread...

Then instead of being a pompous prick and posting crap like this, why don't you correct them, your Excellency?

I can't be bothered with such droll peasant requests.

Back to work, knave.