Upper Chest Exercsises

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Upper Chest Exercsises

« on: November 19, 2009, 03:09:44 AM »

What are some good upper chest exercises excluding incline flys and incline presses. It puts a lot of stress on my weaker arm and it's bothering me and I just don't like the feel. Some other exercises might be nice Sad


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Re: Upper Chest Exercsises

« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2009, 03:14:34 AM »

Quote from: jakecreasey on November 19, 2009, 03:09:44 AM

Try the decline pushup!

Are you saying that you don't want to use any machines or dumbbells/barbells?

Or are you saying that just incline flies and incline presses put to much stress on your arms?

Either way the above exercise should be an option ;-)


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Re: Upper Chest Exercsises

« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2009, 03:29:45 AM »

First, you are doing the right thing. When an exercise hurts your joints, you need to find another exercise!

Dont worry about "upper chest", just worry about coming up with a good all around chest workout you can do without joint pain.

IMHO a good chest workout is about 50% pushing and 50% squeezing, for example this would be a good chest workout:

wide pushups
dumbbell flys (palms up)
dumbbell press
dumbbell flys (thumbs up)
hip pushups

Normally I would include some inclines in my chest workout but I left them out of the above because you have mentioned they bother you.


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Re: Upper Chest Exercsises

« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2009, 03:32:57 AM »

incline flyes? never heard of that.

all you can do to target the upper chest, mainly, are incline presses, and decline push-ups. but all other chest exercises, and even in overhead press that same muscle is used.

i don't feel the need to do these exercises, personally. my upper chest grows really well with my lower chest.


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Re: Upper Chest Exercsises

« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2009, 09:10:09 PM »

If the free weights DBs and BBs put stress on your body switch to a machine. Try the Incline Press Machine Plate loaded. In order to target the upper chest your body has to be on in incline. 30-45 degrees.


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