Lagging chest
jessef593
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So I've been lifting seriously for just over a year now. I started at around 153lbs.(never recorded original weight) I am now up to 175lbs 11% body fat Since the beginning though I've noticed that my chest has always been lacking compared to my other muscle groups.
My current chest day consists of
Bench press 4x12,10,8,6
Incline Dbell press 4x12,12,8,6
Incline Dbell fly 3x16,12-14,10
Supinated downward cable flys 3x14,12,10
I feel like it's a good amount of volume without going over board, plus it stimulates my chest fairly evenly across. I'm just not seeing much growth. Just wondering if anyone has any pointers or experience with overcoming this.
My current chest day consists of
Bench press 4x12,10,8,6
Incline Dbell press 4x12,12,8,6
Incline Dbell fly 3x16,12-14,10
Supinated downward cable flys 3x14,12,10
I feel like it's a good amount of volume without going over board, plus it stimulates my chest fairly evenly across. I'm just not seeing much growth. Just wondering if anyone has any pointers or experience with overcoming this.
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Not uncommon for people to have other body part grow faster/better than others. Just have to keep plugging away. Took me 3 years to build up a very decent chest.
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Not uncommon for people to have other body part grow faster/better than others. Just have to keep plugging away. Took me 3 years to build up a very decent chest.
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Okay thanks man, I'll assume my workout doesn't sound ridiculous for the most part. I'll just keep at it then.
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You're only doing a chest "day"? Train chest more frequently if you want it to grow. 2-3 times a week with lower intensity and/or volume will give you much better results. Having a single day devoted to one body part is great if you like terrible progress (unless you're on drugs).0
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That's my major chest day. I also throw in a few sets of bench and flys on back day. Since I do back/triceps. Same with doing 4 sets of pull-ups on chest day. Since I do chest/biceps.0
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