5 Exercises To Gain Muscle In Your Chest
As a man, you want to have a chest that will catch a girl’s attention and really make you look like a well-built and healthy man, which is why many men consider chest-building exercises an essential when trying to gain muscle. The following are just a few exercises you can focus on to build an impressive chest.
Dumbbell Flies
First are the dumbbell flies. You need a bench and dumbbells for this exercise.
Lie flat on the bench with a dumbbell each in your hands and with palms facing each other and the dumbbells on your thighs, raise the dumbbells up one at a time, alternately. Lower the dumbbells with your arms arching to a point when you feel stretching sensations in your chest at the bottom of the movement. Then, return to the starting position with the dumbbells over top of your chest.
The purpose here is to squeeze and stretch the chest muscles.
Pec Deck Machine
Second, try out the Pec Deck machine. For this workout you will need a chair. Sit on it and grab the handles with your arms in an ‘L’ shape. Make your arms go together and feel the squeeze at the middle and then relax back to your original position
Bench Press
Third, is the flat barbell bench press, a popular exercise among male body builders to gain muscle.
You will need a bench with a barbell and a suitable weight. Make sure you have a spotter with you to help you and make sure you are safe.
Lie on the the bench and evenly place your hands on the barbell handles above you. Holding it firmly, push it up and down over the rack and down slowly towards your chest, and then push it back up.
Then place it back on the rack once you cannot complete any more reps.
Push Ups
Fourth, is another classic exercise known as the weighted push ups.
Many people are very familiar with this wherein a person will use his own body weight to exercise his chest area. Lie down on you front on the floor. Put your palms on the floor by your sides in line with your shoulders and push your body upward. Wait a few seconds, bring your body down and you have performed a rep~Wait a few seconds, bring your body down and you have performed a rep~After a few seconds, bring your body down again and this will count as one rep}~After a few seconds, bring your body down again and this will count as one rep~{Wait a few seconds, bring your body down and you have performed a rep}~Wait a few seconds, bring your body down and you have performed a rep~After a few seconds, bring your body down again and this will count as one rep}.
The best way to do this exercise is to perform 8 reps per set and 3 sets.
Cable Crossovers
Fifth are the cable cross overs. For this muscle gain exercise ensure you have a pulley machine handy. Grab the handles of the pulleys at the high position and bring them down until your body looks like a ‘T’. With a straight back, lean down and forward at the hip. From this position bring your arms down and together in front of you so they are touching. You should feel the squeeze in our chest, and then bring it back up to the original position.
These are some of the most effective exercise for muscle gain in the chest. Do these exercises at least every other day for good measure and to get you on your way to gain muscle for building a stronger and bigger chest.
