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Massive Chest Workout

Just as having big arms project power, a powerful chest always gets respect. The chest is also one of the first noticed attributes about a bodybuilder. The weight lifting routine below along with your dedication will make your chest as powerful and respected as possible.

1) The Bench Press -

Without a doubt the most basic and effective means to build the chest. The bench press should be the primary exercise for any chest outline, all other exercises should be subordinate. You should provide your chest with a good warm up cycle. Try a weight in which you can rep out at least 15 reps without any muscle strain. After a good warm up go right to the heavy weights.

2) The Dumbbell Bench Press -

The only exercise that can even comes closer to the bench press for building mass on the chest. The advantage of dumbbell bench press over the bench press is the range of motion. The bench press limits you in limited range because the bar can only go as far as touching the chest. The dumbbell press allows you to go beyond that point. With the dumbbells, you can get more of a stretch. Bring the dumbbells down slowly and evenly and ensure the palms are facing up and outward. When bringing the weights up, twist the wrists inward so the palms are facing each other and pause for a second to squeeze the chest muscles together. You have to do this for every rep. Do at least 4 sets with 8 to 10 reps per set. The main thing to consider on this exercise is form. You want each rep to be smooth and controlled.

3) The Incline Dumbbell Press -

An excellent means for building the upper chest. The only precaution is to ensure you don't go too heavy and damage or overwork the shoulders. You want to bring the weights down slowly and controlled with wrists up and outward, and push up on the weights turning the wrists inward to squeeze the chest at the end of the rep.

4) The Cable-Cross -

This exercise should not be used by beginners who still does not have a basic foundation built. This exercise is mainly for builders with a chest foundation already builtup and want to perfect it. I see it all the time in the gym where newcomers perform many sets of cable crosses and all for nothing. It is not necessary to lift extremely heavy weights with this machine because like I said before, it is used to perfect what you already have. Therefore what is important is the form and the number of reps. You want to go with a weight in which you can perform up to 15 reps. Start with the arms straight out and bring your hands together. Hold the arms in this position for a second and squeeze the  muscles together. Repeat this for every rep.

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