Today I did a chest workout that I like to do. This chest workout includes: barbell bench press, dumbbell incline bench press, machine flys, and low cable flys.
Start off with the bench press. Again as before anytime you lift, it is a good idea to warm up so you do not hurt or strain your muscles and get injured. One good idea is to just even do a few push-ups before you hit the barbell bench press.
Barbell bench press: 4 sets with the first two sets at 8 reps and the last two sets at 6 reps. Always try and focus on the key muscle areas when lifting and do not forget to breathe.
Next is dumbbell incline bench. Set the bench at about a 45 degree and or you can even use the incline bench and remove the bar. Again do 4 sets with the first two sets at 8 reps and the last two sets at 6 reps. For these I like to turn my hands inward a little on the way down and then straighten back out on the way up in a slow and controlled movement.
Next is machine flys: 4 sets with the first two sets at 8 reps and the last two sets at 6 reps. Really concentrate on squeezing your pectoral muscles and use them to bring your arms together instead of thinking about pushing your arms together. If you do this, you will really feel it work.
After that is low cable flys: 4 sets all of them being 8 reps and if you can go until failure on the last one. For these, start with your arms at your side and then bring them up high in front of you squeezing your pecs together again. Try and pic a weight that you can hold at the top of your movement for a second. Holding the weight at the top is what will get you to focus on squeezing those pecs together. This is the last lift of the workout so do not hold back, give it everything you have left.
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