Should girls train chest?

[JoNeS]

Every since I've gotten into good shape, alot of girls have asked me for training advice. I have a hard time recomending to girls to train their chest. I absolutely hate the chest striations, and boob separation, that some of the more serious women body-builders have. But, for the recreational girl who is into fitness should they train their chest? I guess they should a little right...so they can be proportiant to their back. And also assuming they don't want the seperation and striations, should they just go rather low to medium intensity? Or is it better to not train it at all............ thx

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Yes, females should train chest. No doubt about it. First, just becasue YOU hate it, doesn't mean that it is not in line with the FEMALES goals. Whatever HER goals are should be first priority.

Next, I have been training chest *heavy* for several months and am SO happy. I never trained chest that hard before. Now, my boobs look SO much better! SIlly, I know....but they really do. They are firmer, higher and MUCH less 'droopy'.

The fitness competitor look comes from EXTREMELY low BF and large implants. I doubt any recreational weight lifter would ever get this look SIMPLY from training chest a couple times a week.

 

[RottenWillow]

Parker women dont have testicles so we absolutely do not have the capacity to get big thick pectorals like a man. It takes AAS and years of intense dedicated training for one of us to end up with those thick striated pecs you dislike. And the striation is a symptom of very low bodyfat which is all about diet not muscle size.

So I recommend high intensity training for all bodyparts. Train like a guy, if she can press a certain weight 20 times its too light. Well trained pecs will lift the boobs and there isnt a woman alive that wouldnt like that.

 

[velvett]

YES!


And I second everything Daisy & Anya already said.


A woman that does train chest is like a man that does train calves.

 

[Raina]

I agree with everyone else. To completely skip training a part of the body (well, unless that part is injured) is silly. Just because she's a woman doesn't mean she needs to train different than you do.

And unless she's planning to drop her body fat down to a body building competition percentage, there's no need to fear her getting striated.

 

[JoNeS]

So I should recomend to the women who ask me how to train, to bascially train the same way that I train. Every body part, once a week, 4 exercises per muscle, 4-5 sets 8-14 reps. Just lower the weight?

 

[velvett]

So I should recomend to the women who ask me how to train, to bascially train the same way that I train. Every body part, once a week, 4 exercises per muscle, 4-5 sets 8-14 reps. Just lower the weight?

If they are newbies I would personally give them a 3 day split with 3 exercises, 3 set of 12 or to failure. Then depending on how they respond I'd start changing things up a bit.

Oh and don't let them few the weight they use - high reps and low weights are only good for learning form - IMHO

 

[FitFossil]

YES - Girls should train chest, along with the rest of their bodies. All the muscles work together both aesthetically and functionally.

The pic below was from a few years ago when I was pre-implant (it's all padding in that bikini top). Even though there was nothing there in the way of boobage, the line down the center of my chest gives an illusion of cleavage. Well, sort of

Anyway, adding muscle to a flat chest also covers up the sternum bones, which ain't too pretty. Adding muscle to a well-endowed chest gives the breasts a firmer foundation. It also tightens that area right below the armpit (at the pec/delt tie-in) where many women have extra fat. Training chest will not directly decrease breast size. Losing bodyfat will though.

 

[wilson6]

I had a client that never trained chest before she came to me. Thought it would shrink her boobs, whatever.

Had developed shoulders and back, but a sunken looking chest where pecs should have been. Looked very strange.

She looks much better now. Too fat to have striations so she has no problems.

W6

 

[boscoe wilson]

Yes, females should train chest. No doubt about it. First, just becasue YOU hate it, doesn't mean that it is not in line with the FEMALES goals. Whatever HER goals are should be first priority.

Next, I have been training chest *heavy* for several months and am SO happy. I never trained chest that hard before. Now, my boobs look SO much better! SIlly, I know....but they really do. They are firmer, higher and MUCH less 'droopy'.

The fitness competitor look comes from EXTREMELY low BF and large implants. I doubt any recreational weight lifter would ever get this look SIMPLY from training chest a couple times a week.

I feel the same way...although all women have diff. goals, your chest will not get huge overnight. If you happen to reach a size that you are comfy with, then just stop upping the weight and perform a maintenance routine. Those women with the large chests work thier asses off to get that way. I've yet to hear a guy say "I think my chest is too big" and I don't think I ever will either!