Pecks stomach and body shape

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irishboy80

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Im in reasonable good shape but I have to work on my stomach and pecks and thighs.

I have been doing bench weights for a while now and I think im kind of over developed around the shoulders and upper body but my pecks are not firm. Even though im doing sit ups my stomach muscles havent tightened anything.

How can I tighten up my pecks so that they are solid ALL the time and not just after a work out while not building up my upper body anymore ?

I dont want to develop my upper body and back any more because i have really broad shoulders and lots of muscle there. My arms are still thin (and my wrists are really thin) but I think if i keep doing the bar bell the bicepts should be respectable.

Is it just a matter of more situps for my stomach ?

Finally is squats the best options for thighs ?


3 different areas there and answers will be much appreciated
 
Bench pressing is basically the best thing you can do for your pecs. If your shoulders are developing but your pecs are not, you are performing the activity wrong.
Also, if you are benching often each week you are probably not giving your pecs enough time to recouperate.

When you bench next time, try lowering the weight down (remember you are not there to work out your ego..) Focus on controlling the motion with your pecs. Bring your elbows towards eachother. Squeeze with your chest. You shoulders and triceps are synergists on this lift. You can engage them more to BLAST the heavy weights, but you are much better off focusing on using your pecs.
Sufficiently stretch your muscles before, after and during your exercises as well.

Doing lots of situps will not burn the fat located on your gut. You must lower your overall bodyfat to achieve those visible abdominals. Abs are like other muscles, they require rest. Hit them hard and rest them. DOnt pound out 100's of reps.. that is just waste of time.
Focus on slowly lowering and tensing your abs throughout the movement.

Squats is probably the best exercise you can do for overall growth. Your quads will likely see the most growth. Mix it up.

Remember that to stimulate the larger muscle fibers you want to lift heavy weights for low reps. Firing out lots of reps will engage smaller muscle fibers that will not achieve significant size gains.

Hit the muscle HARD, and rest.. dont overtrain :)
 
Thanks a million for all that ! I will take it into account when i do my my work outs at the weekend.

People often say i have like two bodies.. one my upper body is really developed bar my pecks but my waist and lower body is skinny.

im 183cm and 85kgs. Not over weight.. my arms are pretty thin and so too are my legs from the knees down. Its like i just need to switch the fat from my stomach to my arms and legs.

Ill try 10 reps of the heavist weights for my quads and then some lighter reps but for longer.
 
i used to stick to a work out rountine but to be honest I dont anymore. I usally try to do three sets of 10-15 now. And I try all sorts of lifting techniques and increasing the weight as much as i can.

However I have stopped doing the bench presses becuase my upper torso looks a bit on the big side and my legs are kinda thin in comparasion.

I doing 3 sets of 10 for the squats with all the weights I have at home (35kgs maybe) . I find them tough going after 5 or so.. I guess its just not doing those exercises enough.

I tried lifting light weights to focus my pecks but i never feel like im exercising them.
 
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