Upper chest- Can you target it or not, dammit?

[DaCypher]

Belial,

I didn't mean to contradict and/or deny the validity of your statement. I just wanted to do some more research on it myself and was just looking for some more information on the topic.

 

[Lord_Suston]

There are two major muscle groups for your chest one is pectoris minor and pectoris minor. By doing incline you don't change the fact that the two muscles work together to lift the weight, the only thing you may change is the leverage scheme, this will stress one more than another.

But the amount of change depends on the change is leverage, so the moral of the story is if you want upper pecs do incline and flat, just to chang the leverage, and be patient......

 

[Bigsatan13]

I think alot of it has to do with the degree of incline also. Too much incline and the delts come more into play. But I do believe, not because of any independent studies, but because of experience of what works for me, that incline bech presses will put more stress on the upper pecs. Find out if this works for you. There is also an exercise for developing the high part of the upper chest just below the neck where the collar bone ties in. I tried it, and after a month of incorporating these into the pec day, I can see\feel that specific part developing. I'll post it if you or anyone else is interested.

 

[Belial]

Aiight. I'm leaving.

 

[gymtime]

Aiight. I'm leaving.

Calm down. You're not going anywhere.

 

[Dutch windmill]

I think you can. Since I started with incline presses before the flat bench. My upper pecs started to grow much bigger.

 

[sysopt]

I bet your whole chest got larger as well.

 

[Belial]

No, gymtime, you're right, this thread's like a car accident. You don't want to look, but you can't help it.

 

[sysopt]

hahahah

 

[the_paradise_garage]

go to this website:
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/PectoralClavicular/BBInclineBenchPress.html

now click on: Target: Pectoralis Major, Clavicular and... surprise...