probelms with workout on my chest muscles

[kevin_umdnj]

I am new to this forum, so thank you guys for any advice for my questions.

I began to work out half a year ago, and at the beginning, my weight increased 20 pounds in the first two months, and then almost stopped increasing. I know maybe my muscles are used to that, so I tried to use different machines, or increase weight, I found that some of the muscles like triceps and biceps work well to this change, but my chest muscles do not. I mean, after the change of machines or increase weights, I can feel warm and contrction of my chest when I work out, but I cannt feel immediately after I finish the workout, however, I can feel the other parts including biceps, triceps, shoulder and back even several hours after workout. And my chest muscle seems stop growing. By the way, I am an asian and my body frame is relatively small, but I do think my chest muscle should still have some potential to grow more if I work out correctly. I also use cell mass, NO-xplode and whey proteins. For chest muscles, I do dumbell most of the time, 8-10reps/4sets, including chest press, incline, decline, dip, fly. I also sometimes switch to cable machine or smith barbell. Very rarely use barbell cuz no spotter.

So I do wanna get some advice from you guys why my chest workout is such a problem for me? Thank you very much.

 

[Chillen]

I am new to this forum, so thank you guys for any advice for my questions.

I began to work out half a year ago, and at the beginning, my weight increased 20 pounds in the first two months, and then almost stopped increasing.

What was the Muscle to fat ratio during this period? Were you tracking calories, and paying attention to the type of food you consumed?


As weight increase slows or decreases, one has to garner the calorie and/or weight routine change police for an additional increase.


When one first starts to eyeball a diet and exercise routine, the person is in a unique position.

1. The body is accustomed to a rather high caloric content or a roller coaster ride in calories.

2. The body has already adjusted to its environment (say no training, just daily routines) and has "developed enough strength and/or muscle" just for that.

Both 1 and 2 are extraordinary benefits to the new new person wanting to diet and exercise.

Why? Well.....lets see in the most basic sense.

1. If the body is accustomed to a rather high caloric content, and then suddenly the caloric levels DROP to the negative side........the body reacts rather strongly because if this------->Switch.........(even if its the other way around)

2. In addition, one has introduced a new environment.......exercising/training, which is another rather drastic change.

Both of these set the course for the POSITIVE in one's goal to lose fat tissue-and muscle tissue-rather quickly----at FIRST. One can lose fat tissue AND GAIN muscle tissue at the same time........in this simple example........but this is only temporary....and will never be met again.....if the persons continues to diet and train regularly.

Otherwise:

Gaining muscle and Losing fat tissue------opposes the laws of energy balance (or the law of caloric balance, if you wish).


From what I know thus far, if your gaines have stopped, your body has adapted completely to all stimulants you have been providing in training and dieting----and is---well, done adapting.........its cought up to you, and now you MUST STREAM ROLL AHEAD to wake weight gain from the dead!

I know maybe my muscles are used to that, so I tried to use different machines, or increase weight, I found that some of the muscles like triceps and biceps work well to this change, but my chest muscles do not.

When you did this, what did you do? What other changes did you make?

I mean, after the change of machines or increase weights, I can feel warm and contrction of my chest when I work out, but I cannt feel immediately after I finish the workout, however, I can feel the other parts including biceps, triceps, shoulder and back even several hours after workout.

How a muscle feels and for how long ISNT "necessarily" indicative of how hard it was worked.

List your current routine.

And my chest muscle seems stop growing. By the way, I am an asian and my body frame is relatively small, but I do think my chest muscle should still have some potential to grow more if I work out correctly. I also use cell mass, NO-xplode and whey proteins. For chest muscles, I do dumbell most of the time, 8-10reps/4sets, including chest press, incline, decline, dip, fly. I also sometimes switch to cable machine or smith barbell. Very rarely use barbell cuz no spotter.

List your entire routine, diet, and rest periods. Thats alot of chest exercises on what I know thus far, but it depends on how you are spreading it out.

While having a spotter is important, it shouldnt stop you from performing the barbell bench press, even if you have to stop 1 rep shy from failure.

So I do wanna get some advice from you guys why my chest workout is such a problem for me? Thank you very much.

Again, list your entire routine, diet, and rest periods.

I want to know your calorie intake and specifics on your training.......

List it BABY!


Best wishes



Chillen