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Seeking a Yoda. - May 12 2008 20:21:49
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Party Boy
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I'm having real problems developing my pecs. it seems to have hit a plateau. I've done all of the groundwork for it, big strong back and shoulders etc... but I can't seem to get any shape into my chest. I train chest every 6 - 8 days. Alternating between (i) bench press, flys. (ii) decline bench, pec deck. (iii) negative bench press, incline DB press. I don't know what but it seems something is missing. We are getting close to summer now and for my own gratification I want to be able to take my shirt off and look good. I'm not a newbie. I've been training for about 18 months now so I'm past the whole big weight poor form thing. Please help.
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RE: Seeking a Yoda. - May 12 2008 20:43:37
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Perhaps try some chest dips.
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RE: Seeking a Yoda. - May 12 2008 21:54:12
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how many sets and reps?
you might be training with too high volume
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RE: Seeking a Yoda. - May 13 2008 15:20:02
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I'm having real problems developing my pecs. it seems to have hit a plateau. I've done all of the groundwork for it, big strong back and shoulders etc... but I can't seem to get any shape into my chest. I train chest every 6 - 8 days. Alternating between (i) bench press, flys. (ii) decline bench, pec deck. (iii) negative bench press, incline DB press. I don't know what but it seems something is missing. We are getting close to summer now and for my own gratification I want to be able to take my shirt off and look good. I'm not a newbie. I've been training for about 18 months now so I'm past the whole big weight poor form thing. Please help.
Thanks
try more frequency,after you lift a weight protein synthesis(muscle repair) starts and lasts about 36hrs,so if you only train chest every 6 to 8 days that means your chest is growing for 36hrs then staying at baseline for the other 4 to 6 days,try doing a bit more chest work on other days.
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RE: Seeking a Yoda. - May 15 2008 19:10:38
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Party Boy
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I'm doing 3x8 - 10 reps as soon as I can do 10 reps I push the weight up. So going back to Buzzer's comment for a second should I train chest every 2 or 3 days for maximum effect? should i be doing fewer sets with more weight? what about H.I.T training? anybody used this technique?
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RE: Seeking a Yoda. - May 16 2008 13:45:51
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Try and put in an extra chest session per week, within a couple of months you should see some change, have you tried pullovers?? The 'valley' on my chest came on the most from incline cable flyes/crossovers when I hold it at the top of the flye, you feel a good pump and burn from the tension even though it is just supposed to do your outer chest.
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RE: Seeking a Yoda. - May 16 2008 17:52:48
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ORIGINAL: Party Boy
I'm doing 3x8 - 10 reps as soon as I can do 10 reps I push the weight up. So going back to Buzzer's comment for a second should I train chest every 2 or 3 days for maximum effect? should i be doing fewer sets with more weight? what about H.I.T training? anybody used this technique?
just add another chest workout a wk and see how you go,dont rate HIT but its your choice.
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