Category Archive for "Chest"

The shoulder is the most complex joint in the entire body, and most serious lifters will typically experience some form of shoulder pain at some point during their training career. One of the most common sources of nagging shoulder pain…

The bench press is a very simple and straightforward exercise. Just unrack the bar, lower it down to your chest, and press it back up. Right? Well, not quite. Although it might seem like a very basic movement at first glance,…

Out of all the various weight training exercises that lifters tend to get “stuck” on, the basic barbell bench press is definitely one of the most common. Everyone in the gym wants a big bench, but even the most serious…

Got wrist problems while benching? You’re not alone. Bench press wrist pain is a very common complaint among lifters, and not being able to perform your benches properly due to something as simple as a nagging wrist can certainly be…

The guillotine press (also referred to as the “Gironda neck press”) is a chest exercise made famous by old-school bodybuilder Vince Gironda, well-known for developing a variety of unique bodybuilding training techniques that are still used to this day. It’s…

When it comes to targeting the upper pecs for increased size and thickness, incline flys are a great finishing movement to include after all of your basic compound pressing exercises have been completed. Yes, there is such a thing as the “upper chest”,…

“Man boobs”… “male breasts”… “man breasts”… “moobs”… These commonly used terms may sound pretty goofy, but it’s not a laughing matter for those guys out there who are struggling with this issue. In this post I’ll be giving you the…

When it comes to “honing in” on specific parts of a given muscle, the pecs are without question the one area that people seem to be most interested in. Every day I wake up to questions on my Facebook Page…

There’s no doubt that basic compound presses should form the underlying foundation of your chest training routine, but an isolated fly exercise is still a great way to finish off your workout and target your pecs from a unique angle….

Building up the inner portion of your chest is an important step in achieving well-rounded development that really gives your pecs that thick, defined and “separated” look. But what is the most effective way to specifically target this area? What…