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Great chest workout that has worked for me

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Quagmire911 said:
What do you for legs/back?
Legs-Squats/Stiff legged deads

Back-Deadliftss, chin up variations & row variations.


Right now im doing wide grip chins & dumbell rows with deadlifts of course
 

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J89 said:
Legs-Squats/Stiff legged deads

Back-Deadliftss, chin up variations & row variations.


Right now im doing wide grip chins & dumbell rows with deadlifts of course
Sounds decent.
 

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Quagmire911 said:
What are your numbers on the big three???

no clue, but will calculate this coming week

on wednesday i done 80kg x 2 on the dumbbell press

im 60kg btw
 

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Did weighted wide grip dips today while tilting down, Tri-Ceps wrecked !!
and Chest WRECKED..I'm starting to see why just doing dips and inclines are a good way to go.

I'm still gonna do declines to keep variety but wide dips tilting down had my whole chest rock solid.
 

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Yeah, told you dips tear your chest up. Hey D&B man, right after you've done dips, does your chest and sternum area feel kinda tight and really well worked? Just something I've noticed after dips, it's like I could feel all the fibres working their arses off or something..Whatever, I don't know how to phrase it in technical language :p
 

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shaunuk said:
Hey D&B man, right after you've done dips, does your chest and sternum area feel kinda tight and really well worked?
Oh HELL YEA !! It was like a totally different feeling for my chest than benching which usually hits outside of my chest pretty good but Dips had everything solid inside ! it was amazing! the center of my chest was doing some crazy stuff I've never noticed before. I'm a believer !! dips are definitely the way to go !!

Espi said:
I've been doing dipsthe past year just like your friend recommended, and my lower chest formed quickly, much more quickly than doing 2 years' worth decline DB or BB press.
damn..looks like i've got a lot of catching up to do !
 

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Dips are the sh** like I said. Maybe one day I can add the weight-vest. But until then I've been making good progress ever since I healed from the broken sternum.
 

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so wouldnt a great chest workout be

flat barbell 2x5
incline dumbell press 2x8
dips 2x 10 or till failure?
 

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The Bat said:
I gotta agree with D&B about substituting dips for decline. Just think about your body's orientation in space when doing these exercises. They definitely hit different aspects of chest/triceps with different degree. How much and how little all depends on one thing: form.

Throw in some dumbbell flyes in there. It will make a world of difference.
I like dips, they're good for my chest and triceps. I don't distinguish them in my journal but I actually use two styles: torso upright and leaning forward. Some workouts I do two leaning forward and one with torso upright, and on other days I do it the opposite way. I've noticed that torso upright is slightly more difficult as it places more work on my triceps and shoulders, when I'm leaning forward I feel it slightly more in my chest.
 

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BustedKnucks said:
You won't notice the decline until you've built up your chest significantly.
I've been doing it for two weeks, and my lower/inner chest have started to form.

I do two heavy sets of 6-8 reps
 

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Working out for two weeks and having your chest start to grow means you've started to have a glycogen pump where your muscle cells are expanded. You'll start to notice true growth after 8-12 weeks.
 

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emelec said:
so wouldnt a great chest workout be

flat barbell 2x5
incline dumbell press 2x8
dips 2x 10 or till failure?
bench 4x6
incline bench4x6
dips/decline 2 x 6-10

plus one isolation movement, vary from flyes, crossovers etc.
 

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Quiksilver said:
Working out for two weeks and having your chest start to grow means you've started to have a glycogen pump where your muscle cells are expanded. You'll start to notice true growth after 8-12 weeks.
Where can I find this information from? I haven't heard it before so point me in the right direction.
 
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