Will chest size decrease bench stroke???

[Cubanito17]

Hey guys I havn't had much time lately to post on here but I was wonderin somethin yesterday when benching. I know as PL's we don't do chest work besides every now and then illegal wides. But is there a way to make your chest bigger. See the way I see it or I saw it yesterday was if I make my chest 5 inches bigger thats 5 inches less of a bench stroke I have to push. So i'll go from 23 inch stroke to 18 which really just an inch would make a difference. What I want to know is what can I do to make my chest bigger.

PLJay I've met you and I know you have a huge chest what can I do on bench days to gain size in my chest. And then after I know what excercise what setsXreps should I use. and heavy or light weight. never cared much about size until now that I figure it'll help my stroke go down a few inches.

Thanks

 

[Deciever]

build up your pectoral muscles.. . One thing else that i found helped thicken my chest, was dumbell pull overs, and breather squats. I heard they expand the rib cage or something.


If that doesnt work, you could always take a nice size chunk out of your forearm to shorten your bench stroke.

 

[spatts]

Thickening your back up, so that your erectors are giant ropes and your traps are elevated platforms, ought to raise you up some too. Keep in mind that your traps run half way down your back...that part up by your neck is the least of the traps. Just pinching your shoudler blades together on the bench ought to work wonders.

 

[spatts]

Thickening your back up, so that your erectors are giant ropes and your traps are elevated platforms, ought to raise you up some too. Keep in mind that your traps run half way down your back...that part up by your neck is the least of the traps. the majority of that meat between your shoulder blades is trap. Just pinching your shoudler blades together on the bench ought to work wonders.

 

[powerlifterjay]

Well i was going to say the same as spatterson about back. You need to thicken up the middle of your back. So doing lat work do soem with close grips and pull low. That hits there. Also deadlifting will do wonders for thickness. But if you doing my bench routine you will get a big chest. Alot bigger then doing speed one day and stuff thenext. My pecs get trainied prettyhard. But as slow as it itakes to just get big, you need to really focus on lats and back. Hell that pushes your body close to the bar, just like chest would.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

Will chest size decrease bench stroke???

absolutely. Lots of the big benchers have HUGE ribcages and pecs. and a relatively short stroke to boot. big clay comes to mind.

you could also have your forearms surgically shortened...haha

 

[Arioch]

Depends on where you bring the bar down to. As mine hits just below the xiphoid process, it is striking about 4-3/4 inches below my pecs, but then I bring the bar really low.

If you arch heavily, thicking the middle or lower back will not do as much to shorten your stroke as much as thicking the upper back, traps, posterior delts, rhomboids, teres major, etc.

Of course, and this is just for Spatts, if you bring the bar down to your stomach, it is pretty easy to get that to grow.

 

[brianmincher]

Big chest equals shorter stroke. No doubt about it. I have a pretty big chest for my height, and it definately helps having a stopping point higher off the bench. I don't know what to tell you to make your chest a lot bigger that has not already been said. Train flat bench a lot, go hard, heavy and often on upper back movements, and hope your ribs grow. Training makes a difference, but honestly, a big chest is often just a case of having big ribs.

B.

 

[Deciever]

Pectoral Implants.. . or breast implants... they could really shorten it.....

 

[Cubanito17]

Well I know I have to work lats and back thats an obvious I mean look at my bench form how close I am, If I could just widen up I would do good, BUT I tried widening up I go down 60lbs on my bench when I go wider. So I don't wanna get weaker instead of stronger.

Now as for chest, if getting a bigger chest does help shorten it which I already knew, I mostly wanted responses like ok do this incline DB's for 3 sets of 6 or something like that ?????Does anyone know anything that will help like this or other things???? thanks