[Rod1010]

pretty ripped everywhere else . just can get my inner chest to get that buff..

anyone here know what i could do ?? haters are welcome too

[ttwarrior1]

this is winter time, time to bulkup and build some muscle. But yeh i do know the answer, but i will waiit till everyone else is done so i can tell you the truth. Can't wait for someone to say do bench presses, 3 sets or 4 sets of whatever, blah blah blah

[Rod1010]

just cant**

[Irish Lumberjack]

Chest flies. Not on a machine free weights. Dumbel press with a twist. Just like a regular press but finish with the inside of your wrists together.

[Tree Rollins]

if you're trying to build that line down the center of the pecs, dumbbell flyes is the best thing you can do. It will give your pecs depth and make them look more defined.

[Tree Rollins]

Please focus on your form or you're wasting your time. Slow and controlled, not too much weight, and you can look on youtube or something if you need to to see the proper form. Personally, When i do dumbbell flyes i take them as deep as i can, comfortably, on the way down to stretch the pec as much as possible, this seems to help me build better definition.

[guitarjosh]

I've heard that close grip bench press will work your inner pecs along with triceps.

[ttwarrior1]

okay i will help

1. Decline dumbell or cable fly. Super slow lifting with no momentum. Turn the cables or dumbells in
like the guy above said, like a twist.
Your pinky's should be touching at the end of the lift. Don't worry about the weight being used.
Do warmup sets and 1 set to failure. None of this 3 sets crap

You can also do it on the flat bench but best on the decline.

Sqweeze and flex your inner chest at the end of the movement with the cable or dumbell.

[The Seer]

It is all the same pectoralis major. There is no exercise to build up part of it. You have to build the whole thing and bench presses are the best to do that. You cannot build up one part of a specific muscle. It is impossible. When the whole muscle grows the inner part will look bigger.

[THE PROFIT]

just do fukin pushups

[big0mar]

Dips!!!

[Rod1010]

just do fukin pushups

i do that with my hands close 2gether so i can get that inner chest buff but its enough ..

[tony_come]

I like boobies

[Masu485]

Rod,

Seer is correct, you cannot add mass to a certain part of a muscle exclusively. You should work out the whole pec with heavy exercises and the mass will come. The pec is only divided into two muscles (some may even argue it's just one). Whichever part becomes more prominent is just genetics.

Of course, a very valuable piece of information is that you will NEVER find a consensus on a certain topic, whether it's exercises, supplements etc... everyone will tell you something different. The best thing is to try out everything and see what works for you specifically. Genetics play a giant part, and no one knows your body better than you.

Where do you train? downtown?

[Rod1010]

train at fit for life masu and i train trystar gym for my muay thai training ...

[sickler]

pretty ripped everywhere else . just can get my inner chest to get that buff..

anyone here know what i could do ?? haters are welcome too

You want like mine. It'll cost ya for the secret. There's a pic of my man boobs on this forum.

[iceminers26]

1. close gripped push-ups
2. close gripped bench press (i use a curl bar for these)
3. dumbell flys
4. cable cross overs

when I do these I make sure a have a slow, controlled form...helps to count 3 secs up and 3 sec down each rep and also like to do high reps, 18 to 20 as opposed to regular 10-12 when I'm going for definition.

[Sunde91]

Anyone remotely familiar with lifting weights (I guess this means not you) would say flys or close-grip bench/dumbell/push-ups.

Something particularly effective would be to do machine flys and do resistance reps by squeezing both handles together until you give out and slowly release back to starting position.

Also unbelievably wrong to those who say "you can't build up inner chest". You're telling me chest is chest and there's no difference between wide-grip and close-grip?

[The Seer]

Anyone remotely familiar with lifting weights (I guess this means not you) would say flys or close-grip bench/dumbell/push-ups. Also unbelievably wrong to those who say "you can't build up inner chest". You're telling me chest is chest and there's no difference between wide-grip and close-grip?

What I'm saying is you build the whole muscle, not parts of it. The pecs contract as one unit and grows the same. You cannot stress or contract the inner portion of the pecs any more than you can the outer portion simply because the pec muscle contracts as 1 total unit. It does not contract in one area more than another area of the muscle. Inner pec development or shape is mainly dependent on genetics & diet. Sure there is a difference in wide grips and close grips. They vary the stress placed on the triceps and anterior deltoids versus the pecs. Trust me, I've been a strength coach, personal trainer, & probably one of the only posters here to win an NPC National qualifier. This info is correct, not some gym heresay like most posters that are remotely familiar with.

[ttwarrior1]

only exercise needed is the decline or flat dumbell or cable fly where you turn your hands the other way at the end of the lift and squeeze.

Saying you can't stress a certain part of the muscle is innacurate. I love all the people that say they are certified. Who certifies the certifier and who certifies them? Noone.

You can build and shape your inner chest with that movement.
Mike mentzer, dorian yates, larry scott, marcus reihardt, jay cutler, arthur jones all agree with me.

As a matter of fact you can probaly stand up now,, do a standing fly and turn your hands in and you will feel it in your lower inner chest.

[King Mayan]

Dude your inner chest and outer chest cannot be targeted... Your inner chest is smaller because they are less fibers... Just get in more calories,carbs and protein and your whole chest will grow...

[ttwarrior1]

Yes they can be targeted. I guess your one of those people that says you can't lose weight off your stomach by doing ab crunches also. YOU CAN.
Of course if he has one of those chests with like a 4 inch spread at the bottom, he won't build alot, but if you don't do specific exercises it won't grow.

You can even gain bicep muscle by doing a preacher curl with your pinky higher then your thumb. You can even try it now with no weight.

Reminds me when i was telling people that carbs can turn to fat and u can lose weight eating fat with protein and people wanted to lock me up in a mental institution.

[ewrestling4c]

Seer you are 100% correct and trying to fight one of the biggest myths out there. I am a coach and lifting instructor and all of my fellow coaches tell these kids to do all types of crazy things because it focuses on this or that. Just eat right! Work hard!! The gains will come. If you want some great information go to defrancostraining.com. He is one of the best trainers out there and gives a ton of great information for free. T-Nation also has a ton of great information from all different of the top guys.

[Chugs]

Rod,

Seer is correct, you cannot add mass to a certain part of a muscle exclusively. You should work out the whole pec with heavy exercises and the mass will come. The pec is only divided into two muscles (some may even argue it's just one). Whichever part becomes more prominent is just genetics.

Of course, a very valuable piece of information is that you will NEVER find a consensus on a certain topic, whether it's exercises, supplements etc... everyone will tell you something different. The best thing is to try out everything and see what works for you specifically. Genetics play a giant part, and no one knows your body better than you.

Where do you train? downtown?

What I'm saying is you build the whole muscle, not parts of it. The pecs contract as one unit and grows the same. You cannot stress or contract the inner portion of the pecs any more than you can the outer portion simply because the pec muscle contracts as 1 total unit. It does not contract in one area more than another area of the muscle. Inner pec development or shape is mainly dependent on genetics & diet. Sure there is a difference in wide grips and close grips. They vary the stress placed on the triceps and anterior deltoids versus the pecs. Trust me, I've been a strength coach, personal trainer, & probably one of the only posters here to win an NPC National qualifier. This info is correct, not some gym heresay like most posters that are remotely familiar with.

Dude your inner chest and outer chest cannot be targeted... Your inner chest is smaller because they are less fibers... Just get in more calories,carbs and protein and your whole chest will grow...

What these guys said ... You cant target a specific area of a single muscle. Thats like saying you want to get the upper part of your bicept bigger, it doesnt work like that, your bicept is your bicept, and grows as one muscle.

[zam77]

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[JDUB07]

Yeah dumbell flies are the best in my opinion. My 24 hour fitness has the standing dumbell fly machine which is perfect for it.

[Mikail]

Flat bench flies with free weights is an ideal work out for the inner chest. During your range of motion stop movement 3 times and hold for approx. 5 seconds then continue your regular range of motion work out. The whole time concentrate on isolating the chest muscle as much as you can. This should yield noticeable results in as little as a few weeks. Good luck.

[JuicedUp]

[dlweaver]

hahaha Dumbell flys work best

[pavyracer]

I would listen to what The Seer says. He has the body to prove his methods work.

[Aristocles]

What I'm saying is you build the whole muscle, not parts of it. The pecs contract as one unit and grows the same. You cannot stress or contract the inner portion of the pecs any more than you can the outer portion simply because the pec muscle contracts as 1 total unit. It does not contract in one area more than another area of the muscle. Inner pec development or shape is mainly dependent on genetics & diet. Sure there is a difference in wide grips and close grips. They vary the stress placed on the triceps and anterior deltoids versus the pecs. Trust me, I've been a strength coach, personal trainer, & probably one of the only posters here to win an NPC National qualifier. This info is correct, not some gym heresay like most posters that are remotely familiar with.

I tend to agree.

That stated, just do some Weighted Dips, Flats, Cleans & Presses. And watch your diet. More than likely that will help develop those pecs and recruit those fibers par excellence; but if it doesn't then those cleans & presses will make you a tough sonofabitch, so it's a winner either way

No NPC qualifier winner but I competed in powerlifting meets for many years; did pretty well. . . took a toll on my health though

Old Fat Powerlifter

[Dirty Sanchez]

May want to ask jj...heard he invented the Zumba dance workout...dude is stacked

[Metanoia]

Dumbell flies and cable crossovers, also close grip bench press will help to bring up your inner chest. Okay it's true that in anatomy the inner chest doesn't exist, also it's true that you can't totally isolate some part of your muscles, BUT you can hit more a certain part with specific exercises, the ones who say you can't hit your inner chest because the whole chest works together are forgetting one simple thing, though it's true that all muscle fibers work at the same time, they do not all move in the same direction, that's why it's possible to hit specific parts of a muscle more than others.

I'll give other examples, if you do hack or front squats instead of back squats, you'll hit more your lower quads, and you can find examples in any muscle group.

[venice2222]

Get pec implants.

[ttwarrior1]

these guys are wrong, u can target the inner lower chest with the cable and dumbell fly but only if you turn the dumbells around at the end top and sqweeze in a slow controlled manner. You can hit more of a certain spot with specific exercises, just like you can hit a different part of your quad by doing leg extensions with toes up, a close grip pulldown vs wide grip, various curls and squatting in a different position.