Best Chest Exercise

[Mike P.T.]

Incline dumbell presses are the way to go

 

[uNOwho]

here's what i have to say on this:

I did decline bench w/straight bar, decline fly's, and flat bench fly's and my chest was screaming when i was done. i have never felt that much of a burn before, i wonder why i never did decline work before. my routine for the next few weeks will consist mostly of decline work, incline aggrevates my shoulder too much (tendonitis) and flat bench well i'm just a pussy cause i think i'll drop the weight on myself. LOL, just kidding, i did all flat bench work before so time to flip it up.

phil

 

[PWR]

My favorite has always been incline dumbells. But my shoulders are fairly strong.

 

[Jocques Straap]

Best at what?

 

[flappysr]

Best at what?

Second, This. Best @ What???? Needs to be Defined More......

 

[Chrisco915]

TheGame,
Thats wierd, I've always felt that incline uses too much delts to fully isolate the pecs. I find the decline takes a lot of the shoulders out of the exercise, although I'm still a fan of the flat bench pressing.

Then they arent being done correctly. The incline should be no more that 30%

 

[SouthernLord]

Drop the attitudes in this forum.

 

[crxdog]

How to i develop the lower pec?

 

[EPROM]

This surprises the shit out of me to see "Dumbell Flyes" rated so low in this poll. It's not #1, but it could easily be in the #2 slot.

Sure, bench presses give me a solid chest base ...but nothing brings out the outer sides of my pecs more than the flyes. You can feel them tearing at your pec muscles and you have more control on the amount of reps you can do.

Bench press may rule, ...but aesthetically, I think flyes will add a more dramatic shape to your pecs regardless of your pec size.

Birdman

 

[nova50]

If we're going to talk 'chest' let's look at one of the best chests of all time (hard to argue Arnold had a great chest). Here's what his chest workout looked like....I think variety is always key in building a great chest.

Arnold Chest Pic
http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper932/stills/406cd55c3e05f-61-1.jpg

ARNOLD'S ALL-OUT CHEST-BACK WORKOUT

Bench presses * 1 30-45

Bench presses 5 20-6 +
Wide-grip behind-the-neck chins 5 15-8 +

Incline barbell presses 5 10-15
T-bar rows 5 10-15

Flat-bench dumbbell flyes 5 10-15
Wide-grip barbell rows 5 10-15
(performed standing on a block
for better range of motion)

Dips 5 15
Close-grip chins 5 12

Stiff-arm pullovers 5 15-20
Iso-tension contractions
(finishing exercise)


Reference: Chest master: how Arnold Schwarzenegger built the best chest of all time and how his training philosophy can work for you | Flex | Find Articles at BNET

P.S. Though must admit this guys chest looks pretty good to (Victor Richards)
http://www.joe0.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/victor-richards2.jpg