Upper-Inner Pecs

[Weapon X]

My lower pecs develop very easily, but the weakest part of my chest develpment by far is the Upper, Inner area of my pecs.
Incline Benches seem to hit mainly my Outer Pecs.
I am doing Cable Raises Across my chest, and thi sseems to target the area that needs to grow, but it feel slike such a specialisation movement.
Are there any larger movements that specifically hit that area, or does anyone have any other recommendations? Thanks.

 

[bignate73]

http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=51045&highlight=inner+chest

theres one i found

 

[Weapon X]

Thanks, Bignate, I didn't see that.

 

[sysopt]

Just to make it clear, there are actually two heads on the pec major, the lower (much larger) and the upper. I have the same problem as you although I have made it much less of one by starting off chest day with incline dumbell presses. I prefer dumbbells over the bar because of the greater motion.

 

[Belial]

You cannot make parts of the pec grow at different rates, regardless of the different muscles. Sorry bro, you're stuck with the genetic card you've been dealt.

Focus on more chest isolation like crossovers or declines if you feel your delts are overpowering your pecs. But the rest of it cannot be changed.

 

[sysopt]

I dont know belial. I have been going heavy and hard on incline db presses and the top head has grown significantly.

 

[twinturbo]

try going to a smith machine and putting the angle like 70-80 degrees almost 90- you will be hitting alot of front delt- but some good upper pec as well..a change from the normal 45 degree that is so popular...

 

[liftah]

Alot of people say that you cannot work the top and bottom of the pec, but I have found that different exercises get me sore in different areas of the muscle and I think incline is defninitely necessary for the upper area.

 

[sysopt]

there is a top and bottom head. check it out.

http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/PectoralisClavicular.html

 

[Belial]

I dont know belial. I have been going heavy and hard on incline db presses and the top head has grown significantly.

Could be delts, could be that you're getting a better chest workout. Nobody is debating the existence of different heads; I'm just saying that it is a physiological impossibility (or at least, a very high improbability) that you can build one head over the other.

This has been beaten to death, but I can give you links to a few other discussion on it, if y'all would like.