It’s no secret that the chest is a favorite body part for guys that train with weights. These muscles are important for developing that great beach body look. Of course if they are overdeveloped or underdeveloped in some areas then the look can be ruined.
But it’s not all about the look, at least it shouldn’t be. And balancing the good look of muscles and the ability of those muscles isn’t as difficult as it sometimes seems.
The primary muscles of the chest are the Pectoralis Major and Pectoralis Minor. Both of these muscles are exercised when performing most chest exercises. In fact, I don’t know of any exercises that don’t work both Pectoral muscles at the same time.
Come at it at Different Angles
However, you can address specific parts of the chest by doing specific exercises. For example, the Incline Bench Press works out the upper portion of the chest to a greater degree than the regular Bench Press.
The same idea works for Push-ups. If you do Push-ups with your feet up on a bench or chair then you will work the upper area of the pectorals in much the same way. Putting your hands up on a bench, counter, or wall will work the lower area of the chest.
The best thing to do if you want looks and physical ability is to not neglect any body part. And developing the upper pectorals is very important for looks, especially. As you can hopefully by now see, the best chest workout varies from what each individual wants.
Everyone has different goals and different weak and strong areas. That’s why we need to assess where we are, and where we want to be with our chest workouts. If you’re working out at home and don’t have any special workout equipment, there is no need to give up.
In order to get the best chest workout that you can, you should integrate different training tactics. For example, one way to build chest size is to utilize tempo. Tempo is the speed at which we perform our exercises.
One month of Push-ups with a 3 second down, and a 3 second up count could be very effective. Especially if followed by one month of 3 second down and 1 second up count. It's all about observing results, picking goals, and modifying our routine to reach those goals.
