Implants and Chest Exercies

kristy_estes21

Okay, so I'm sure I shouldn't worry about this and I'm sure I'll get criticized by some because I have breast implants (although I don't care), but do any other women have breast implants and worry about doing chest exercises? I don't want my chest to look weird like a lot of fitness competitors. When I do bench press and push ups my chest muscles flex a lot and makes my implants move under the muscle and it looks reallllllly weird. lol
It's been almost a year since I got them so I know I'm totally healed, but it just still seems strange.

freerange

Sorry hope you take it better then the last person did, I'm a guy, and I'm a pig what can I say.

kristy_estes21

LOL. It's hard to offend me. Although, that's not the kind of response I'm looking for...I'm truly looking for a women's honest answer.

Angela4Health

I've had implants for 3 years now and I do chest exercises. I don't worry at all. Maybe I should.

ETA: I have silicone implants under the muscle, and I went kind of small (330) and bra size is a small C. Maybe that's why mine don't move around at all. LOL

massmech8111

ook..heres my educated OPPINION about women and muscle building...women lack testosterone(thank god) so therefore building large amounts of muscle without excellent genetics or "supplements" is not a concern at all..look at fitness models ava cowen,Jamie Eason,Jillian Micheals..They Move EXTRAORDINARY amounts of weight..and have small(yet very toned ) muscles...
my advice to you is focus on form and preventing injury,and less on the worry of building a "washboard cheast" as TOSH.0 so eloquently put it:)

44isthenew29

I've got them - have had them for 19 years now - no real problems, either. Although I don't lift anymore, and lean more towards circuit training, I did spend a lot of time in my 20's and 30's doing so. I've never had a problem with them looking weird or anything, but I think if I were to lose a lot of body fat AND start lifting heavy, they would start looking weird. Like a couple of boulders on a stick - and they aren't big or anything.

freerange

Ok now for a more on topic response. I don’t know what your goals are, but you look great now, so if, you’re just trying to build some more strength or a little more size I wouldn’t worry about it, like said above it’s damn hard for a women to get “big”. And if you are still worried about it, just don’t work your chest as much, just do maintenance weight on your chest.

littlemissanguissette

I was told to be very careful with chest exercises, especially if you have saline. I have 500CC cohesive gel silicon under the muscle. Have had them for over two years now, and I can still feel the muscles pulling and it sometimes hurts.

I will do some chest exercises, but I also am very careful not to do too many. I have nice arms, back, etc from riding, so I am not too worried about working the chest muscles. I paid a lot of money for these, I consider them an investment and I'm not going to do anything that might compromise them.

This advice was from my surgeon, as well, and I trust her.

kristy_estes21

I was told to be very careful with chest exercises, especially if you have saline. I have 500CC cohesive gel silicon under the muscle. Have had them for over two years now, and I can still feel the muscles pulling and it sometimes hurts.

I will do some chest exercises, but I also am very careful not to do too many. I have nice arms, back, etc from riding, so I am not too worried about working the chest muscles. I paid a lot of money for these, I consider them an investment and I'm not going to do anything that might compromise them.

This advice was from my surgeon, as well, and I trust her.

This is more along the lines of the response I was looking for. I know I won't bulk up in the chest. That's not my concern. I'm more worried about compressing the implant too much when working chest. I got 425cc saline under the muscle. I also consider them an investment. Haha! I don't feel muscles pulling or anything though. Did you do your stretches and stuff after getting them? I think that helped me a lot.
I'm trying not to work chest as much. I usually throw in a 1-2 chest exercises when I do back and shoulders once a week.

kristy_estes21

ook..heres my educated OPPINION about women and muscle building...women lack testosterone(thank god) so therefore building large amounts of muscle without excellent genetics or "supplements" is not a concern at all..look at fitness models ava cowen,Jamie Eason,Jillian Micheals..They Move EXTRAORDINARY amounts of weight..and have small(yet very toned ) muscles...
my advice to you is focus on form and preventing injury,and less on the worry of building a "washboard cheast" as TOSH.0 so eloquently put it:)

Ahhh....Daniel Tosh, such a brilliant man. Gotta say I DO love him though!