tips for hitting chest hard?

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jonny100

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Since I started working out it seems like every other muscle group is building up in size a little, apart from my chest. My bench press is getting stronger, but I feel as if it might be my triceps that are improving to make that happen.

I do the full range of chest stuff like flat, inclines, declines, pec machines, and change between dumbells and barbell.
I'm guessing that dumbells would place more of an emphasis on the chest than a barbell...but are there any other tips for making my chest feel the burn instead of relying on tricep strength to get me through each lift?
 
jonny100 said:
Since I started working out it seems like every other muscle group is building up in size a little, apart from my chest. My bench press is getting stronger, but I feel as if it might be my triceps that are improving to make that happen.

I do the full range of chest stuff like flat, inclines, declines, pec machines, and change between dumbells and barbell.
I'm guessing that dumbells would place more of an emphasis on the chest than a barbell...but are there any other tips for making my chest feel the burn instead of relying on tricep strength to get me through each lift?
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List your "overall workout structure", which includes exercises for each body part, sets, and reps. Additionally, include the days you dont train (rest periods), and your current diet structure.

How long have you been training?

Best regards,

Chillen
 
jonny100, you need a proper exercise regimen that includes compounds not isolation exercises, rest and a proper diet to go with it. There are too many people hitting the gym daily who do curls and bench presses and see no results.
 
I find that including compounds in your routine really helped me see some gains in my chest as of late.
 
I have the same problem as he does. When I bench, I don't feel like my chest is working hard. What can I do?
 
Personally I've had this problem too.

Finally I see my chest getting bigger and feel it pushing. Here is an opinion, workout noob to workout noob.

You need to make sure you concentrate on working the proper muscle group (the chest) rather then lifting with your triceps. Obviously the triceps are involved in the motion and they will need to work hard. But concentrating on feeling of pushing your chest (sometimes this means dropping a bit of weight).

I also found that my triceps had to make some improvements before I could control the dumb bells well enough to push hard with my chest. Definitely the dumb-bell decline press I feel it helps the most.

Just keep working at it and it will eventually come. When I started and literally had no chest whatsoever. I found that my chest came a bit later as my arms got bigger. Particularly I noticed that the muscles (not sure what its called) that join your arms to your pectorals really built up before my chest improved.
 
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Wide grip BB Press, Squeezing the chest on DB Press, chest transplant from king kong.
 
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