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Chest and Back

saenzhumberto
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I am looking to build up my chest and back. Anybody have some exercises that are out of the norm that will help me with that?
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You can google a bunch of exercises. One thing to consider is that because of our lifestyles, sitting hunched over a computer in many cases, you may want to emphasize the back more that chest. Make sure you are doing at least 1-1 ratio back to chest. Bump closer to 2-1 if you are on a computer/sitting in an office for 8-10 hours a day.
Good luck.
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Do you go to a gym or work out at home?
I always find for chest, a great exercise is incline Flyes (I do these last, but really force the muscle to stretch)
For back, i find Pendlay Rows are great for developing a good back.0 -
The best chest and back exercises aren't out of the norm because...well because they get utilized a lot because they're the best ones.
Chest:
Barbell bench press
Barbell incline bench press
Dumbbell bench press
Dumbbell incline bench press
Cable flyes
Low pulley cable flyes
Decline bench press
Dips (chest variety- leaning slightly forward, feet behind you)
Back:
Deadlift
Pull-ups
Bent-over rows
Lat pulls
T-bar rows
Bent over dumbbell rows
One arm Lat pulls
Seated cable rows0
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