Central chest area ?

[AlexTheGreat]

How do you develop the central chest area ? I mean, my pecs are looking pretty good, but the sternum area is still bone-flat

Which exercises should I do to fix that ? I want at least some muscle in there, not bones lol

 

[TheRelic]

As the pectoral muscle fibres are horizontal, it is impossible to taget the middle of the chest - only the upper and lower sections.

Your best bet is to just keep hitting the bench press.

 

[mrExtreme]

Do flies of any sort. Do static holds while bench pressing.

 

[TheRelic]

They still aint gonna target the centre

 

[mrExtreme]

They target the inner chest, which is what he is talking about.

 

[Alpha And Omega]

Try a forward leaning dips, all the way downwards, and then all the way upwards while keep leaning forward.

For me it works better than any chest exercise.

 

[TheRelic]

Originally posted by mrExtreme
They target the inner chest, which is what he is talking about.

Did you read my first post? No? Fantastic!

Have a look at the anatomy of the pecs.

You *cannot* target the center, period.



So Alexthegreat, since the chest is at its "thinnest" (for lack of a better word) at the top, if you give some incline chest exercises a go, you should get a bit more fullness.

 

[TheRelic]

While im at it, a mate has Bruce Lee pecs - the gap in the center is huge! Cant be fixed though, the muscles just dont reach the center. Looks kinda like 2 droopy tits hanging across his body .

 

[Double]

mr"extreme", probably the advice in this forum is horrible because you post here. as the relic already said the pectoralis is ONE muscle and not divided in upper and lower pecs. maybe you can improve the chest form a little bit with things like incline bench, but it is not proven. the form of the chest depends on genetics and the use of steroids.

 

[MindOverMatter]

there is no inner chest. just keep lifting, and as your pecs get bigger, they will take shape.