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how much is to much??? - 12/9/2007 7:08:24 PM

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Ive been working on and off for almost a year, Ive made ok progress I think because my bench has gone from 150 to 175 since working out. What i do though is I work my muscles with one exercise consisting of 3 sets of 10 reps should i do more of these exercises for individual muscles like i will go on the butterfly machine at the gym but should i do more peck exercises that day or is one enough

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RE: how much is to much??? - 12/10/2007 7:16:46 AM

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well, first I would have to ask you what your basic routine is for a day and for the rest of the week.

If you are targeting JUST the chest area, basic exercises like the Inclined Barbell Press, Flat Barbell Press, Declined Barbell Press, and either Dips,Flyes or Crossovers are what some people typically do on a chest routine.

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RE: how much is to much??? - 12/10/2007 8:22:48 PM

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Im asking if it is better to do more on a muclse then 3 sets of 10.

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RE: how much is to much??? - 12/13/2007 4:34:20 PM

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sorry i thought what you said was you just do one exercise for the chest.hehehe.well you could do 4 sets if you wish. have you reached a plateau already? and how many exercises do you do?it really depends..

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RE: how much is to much??? - 12/13/2007 4:38:07 PM

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If you've only increased 25lbs in a year on flat bench, being a beginner, you're doing something wrong.. you should list your entire routine..

Key to increasing bench is not necessarily how many sets you're doing.. lots of other criteria are involved..

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Ive been working on and off for almost a year, Ive made ok progress I think because my bench has gone from 150 to 175 since working out. What i do though is I work my muscles with one exercise consisting of 3 sets of 10 reps should i do more of these exercises for individual muscles like i will go on the butterfly machine at the gym but should i do more peck exercises that day or is one enough

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RE: how much is to much??? - 12/19/2007 12:05:59 PM

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I do work outs that concentrate on one muscle group at a time and i do 3 sets of ten for each one im just wondering if more is better? I'm not at a pleateu i just want bigger faster gains

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RE: how much is to much??? - 12/19/2007 12:37:05 PM

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RE: how much is to much??? - 12/19/2007 5:57:16 PM

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how long have you been doing that 3x10 routine? if its been a while,its time to change your routine to a higher set and weight.what you are doing is good for a certain amount of time..you have to change it up every once in a while.

bigger and faster gains? if you know that you are doing enough for your workout, maybe it's in your diet already.

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