How to build pecks?

I would suggest starting with unilateral pressing movements. Work on adding 1 rep per set each workout. Shy away from the Pec Deck, crossovers, flyes, and other isolation movements. The greatest amount of mass will be added by placing an emphasis on heavy, compound movements.
 
SOME of the Best Primaries:
* Dumbbells Flat-Bench Converging-Press
* Dumbbells Incline-Bench Converging-Press
* Dumbbells Decline-Bench Converging-Press
* Machine Converging-Press w/Alternate Over-Under Crossing-Flye Finish¹
* Parallel-Bar (or Between-Chairs) Dips (with forward-lean, weighted or not)
* Floor Push-Up
* Feet-Elevated Push-Up (hands on floor)
* Between-Chairs Push-Ups:
-- Feet-Down, Body Slanted, or...
-- Feet-on-3rd-Chair/Box/Staircase/Ladder -- Level
-- Feet-on-3rd-Chair/Box/Staircase/Ladder -- Elevated

SOME of the Best Secondaries:
* Pec-Dec
* Offset-Dumbbells Flat-Bench Flye
* Offset-Dumbbells Incline-Bench Flye
* High-Cable Crossover

¹ If I could do just one or two chest exercises, this would be my #1 (with Parallel-Bar Dips as my #2); this can be done by attaching strap-handles to each arm of a chest-press machine -- converge hands inward while pressing & then cross hands towards opposite side: one going high & the other going low; switch which goes high & which goes low on the next rep

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IMPORTANT: Always do more Rhomboid & Rear-Delt work than Chest-work to prevent a muscle-imbalance that affects the shoulder-sockets

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I hope this helps.

Take Care,

Marooned Mike
 
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