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Oct 29 2015 09:43am
sorry but you don't need to focus on hitting the lower portion of your pecs. unless you're going for a terrell owens look.

no one(and you fall in this category) is lacking lower chest. hit your upper chest. thanks.
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Oct 29 2015 10:53am
Don't worry about it too much.

Normally when you bench press and arch your back, you automatically hit that sweet spot. Focus on form and contraction (instead on those max rep HOWMUCHYABENCHBRO) and you're good to go :)
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Oct 29 2015 05:38pm
No decline bench? No problem.

Here's what you need:

1. 2 x dumbbells
2. Sit-up ramp/board on decline where you can lock your legs in.
<you've made yourself a homemade decline bench press>

OR

High-to-low cable cross overs:

This exercise will isolate your lower chest. Set the cables to your head's level. Grab the handles and keep your elbows slightly bent and firm. Starting with your hands level with your shoulders, push inward and downward slowly like you are doing a resistance push downwards.
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Oct 29 2015 05:42pm
Quote (Welterweight @ Oct 29 2015 06:38pm)
No decline bench? No problem.

Here's what you need:

1. 2 x dumbbells
2. Sit-up ramp/board on decline where you can lock your legs in.
<you've made yourself a homemade decline bench press>

OR

High-to-low cable cross overs:

This exercise will isolate your lower chest. Set the cables to your head's level. Grab the handles and keep your elbows slightly bent and firm. Starting with your hands level with your shoulders, push inward and downward slowly like you are doing a resistance push downwards.


no problem
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Oct 29 2015 06:14pm
Quote (Aube @ Oct 29 2015 01:57am)
Unless your form looks like a JM press or a Tate Press yes closegrip work a lot. Just look at the range of motion it looks like dips.


except dips you press downwards towards your knees and close grip bench is still pressing it away from yourself. it is similar though, I don't lean completely forward when I do dips and I also have a dip machine at my gym where I can put heavier weight than myself on it. I really like that machine actually
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Oct 29 2015 06:33pm
Quote (Duluth @ Oct 29 2015 09:43am)
sorry but you don't need to focus on hitting the lower portion of your pecs. unless you're going for a terrell owens look.

no one(and you fall in this category) is lacking lower chest. hit your upper chest. thanks.


lol? I focus on upper chest every workout. It is way more developed compared to my lower chest. Why do you think i still do dips and decline bench?

you should probably not assume things about people you never met. thanks.
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Oct 29 2015 10:17pm
Quote (rsm @ Oct 29 2015 05:33pm)
lol? I focus on upper chest every workout. It is way more developed compared to my lower chest. Why do you think i still do dips and decline bench?

you should probably not assume things about people you never met. thanks.


plz pic of more developed upper than lower chest, does it slope downwards?
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Oct 29 2015 10:25pm
Quote (turtol @ Oct 30 2015 12:17am)
plz pic of more developed upper than lower chest, does it slope downwards?


but of course
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Oct 30 2015 08:57am
Quote (rsm @ Oct 29 2015 07:33pm)
lol? I focus on upper chest every workout. It is way more developed compared to my lower chest. Why do you think i still do dips and decline bench?

you should probably not assume things about people you never met. thanks.


Oh sorry, you're an exception, I didn't realize that. Sorry that you have shitty genetics, I guess.

p.s good job on focusing on upper chest 'every workout'

you clearly know what you're doing, and i'll leave you be.


. and for the record. if you have a puffy middle of your chest, it MAY be time to switch up your workouts. You're clearly hitting the same spot too often. There is such a thing as stopping hitting certain parts to let the others catch up. Maybe you knew that though.

peace

This post was edited by Duluth on Oct 30 2015 09:07am
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Oct 30 2015 11:17pm
Quote (Welterweight @ 29 Oct 2015 16:38)
No decline bench? No problem.

Here's what you need:

1. 2 x dumbbells
2. Sit-up ramp/board on decline where you can lock your legs in.
<you've made yourself a homemade decline bench press>

OR

High-to-low cable cross overs:

This exercise will isolate your lower chest. Set the cables to your head's level. Grab the handles and keep your elbows slightly bent and firm. Starting with your hands level with your shoulders, push inward and downward slowly like you are doing a resistance push downwards.


Oh. Now I remember.

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