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How to Get Big Pecs - STARTING NOW! (Chest Workout Sins)

How to Get Big Pecs - STARTING NOW! (Chest Workout Sins)

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If you want to know how to get big pecs or a bigger chest, you have to look far beyond the chest exercises and workouts that you're doing. In fact, you have to look at how you are doing your chest workouts to find the answer! In this video, I show you the most common chest workout mistakes that guys make that limits the size of their pecs. As you'll notice, it's not about how strong you are or how much you bench. It's actually more about your ability to work the chest muscles as you originally intended them to work! To start, one of the biggest flaws in a chest workout is the bench press exercise. Am I saying that the bench press is bad? No way. Not at all. In fact, it's one of the premier chest exercises for building bigger pecs. The problem is, most guys don't have a good ability to contract their pecs during the exercise. Instead, they focus on moving the weight from point A to point B without regard for the muscles they are contracting to do this. The result is chest muscles that are underfired and undertrained. The next issue is the approach to chest isolation exercises. First of all, it's a big mistake to look at any exercise as an isolation exercise. As you may know if you've been following ATHLEAN-X, all exercises are considered more beneficial if muscles are allowed to train together the way they are intended to. In the chest exercise I show you in the video, you can quickly see how it can give you bigger pecs. It's because you are able to overload on it much more safely and lift heavier weights without subjecting your pecs to injury as you might from the compromised low position of a fly. Even then, you can certainly do flys if you want. Just make sure to lift heavier weights on the exercise so you aren't treating it like a sculpting exercise if you want to get a bigger chest and pecs. These are just some of the mistakes that are often made in chest workouts. The result is smaller pecs and less size than is desired. If you want to get a bigger chest then it's time to start training the right way and using the right type of chest workouts. You can find these in the ATHLEAN-X Training System at
Date: 2022-04-22

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Jeff! I have a lot of experiece lifting naturally - and as a nurse who also worked for Golds I consider myself to know a lot. I love modifying the HIT techniques and remove their flaws and brought great results.
But as of late I have been getting great results with watching your videos with you doing things a bit differently - I continously get uncomfortable using your programs - you tend to use pyramids paired with high IOE techniques and its quite refreshing. and the discomfort of doing your ways even for a seasoned practitioner makes me realize that there's still a lot to learn. I salute you Jeff! I am gonna stop now before this looks like a fanboy letter lol
just appreciate your methods since I also know what it takes to get to your level of understanding of physiology.

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This is my push workout is rhis to much he made it seem like 14 was a lot of sets so now i think i might be overtraining any tips?
Dumbell Press - 3 sets of 12
Incline Press - 3 sets of 12
Incline 2nd tier Press - 3 sets of 12
Decline press - 3 sets of 12
Dumbell Fly - 3 sets of 12
Incline Fly - 3 sets of 12
Decline Fly - 3 sets of 12
Close Grip Press - 3 sets of 12
Dips - 3 sets of 12
Tricep Extensions - 3 sets of 12
Skull Crushers - 3 sets of 12
Tricep Pull Down - 3 sets of 10
Shoulder Press - 3 sets of 12
Lateral Raises - 3 sets of 12

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I like cable crossovers, but find my feet start to slide at heavier weights, as my gym has kind of a slippery floor, I try to solve by putting down a grippy matt, but still struggle to keep a good stand. Hinders me in correct execution and obtaining good overload on this excercise. Anybody else have this problem? Do you anchor yourself perhaps? I would have to bring my own equipment to do this in my gym and I'm not sure how gym management would feel about this, so that's why I haven't tried.
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I'm just getting started in watching your videos and recently (about 2 months) started going to the gym. I have a question dealing with my chest. I had a heart operation in March of 2015 and want to know is there anything that you can advise me on when working on my chest. I don't feel any pains when lifting (up to 45lbs bench) as of now but hesitant because I don't want to injure myself. Has my chest healed by now is my question?
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That's what I used to do and came by myself 10, 12 years ago. Honestly speaking. Because I saw a cartoon of a body builder bench pressing with a close grip and that gave me a thought of angels of arm and elbows, giving a close grip it will stimulate chest and then I implemented it. And it killed me from the lower weight I was pressing.
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Now that's the thing! In my gym I was doing like he is saying (close grip) and when i did it, immediately jumped an -gym instructor- telling me to wide up my grip cuz i was just working my triceps (He is not there anymore, now i know why: D. At the time I had quite developed pecs but now not so much. Doing this one again!
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Hi Jeff, how low are you supposed to go when bench pressing flat on your back? I see you were not taking the barbell low enough so that it doesn't touch the chest parallel to the nipples as I do. My PT recommends taking the barbell low to the chest so it touches & is parallel to the nipples for a bigger & ripped chest.
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Hey Jeff I was wondering if the decline bench press is something worth considering? I've been doing the flat bench and incline, and was wondering if it would be beneficial to add? I know dips probably go through a similar range of motion. Thanks a bunch in advance if you ever see this question I know it's an old video!
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could you do a vid reviewing the 5x5 program with regard to muscle gain vs strength gain, plateau breaker, correct methodology on how to go about the program because I feel a lot of material is out there on this training program but your perspective on it would be rather interesting and enlightening
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Wait did you say 14 sets is a little to high? Dude if I do 14 sets of chest I won't feel a mosquito bite and that's me doing 8-10 reps resting 1: 30 in between compound movements. I feel it the best when I do 20 sets. I think everyone is different and should find that sweet spot for them.
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