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outer chest - Sunday, February 24, 2008 1:00 PM ( #1 )
my inner chest is well defined, but my outer chest is lagging behind, can anyone give me exercises or advice?
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RE: outer chest - Sunday, February 24, 2008 1:23 PM ( #2 )
wide grip benching, chest flies, db incline and flat press also do a pretty well job for overall pectoral stimulation.
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RE: outer chest - Sunday, February 24, 2008 2:30 PM ( #3 )
209 is right...
 flies and wide grip work best for me.
 
 
how do you work your chest in the first place, im curious how it got like that to begin with?
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RE: outer chest - Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:32 PM ( #4 )
this is my routine i work my chest twice a week (monday and Thursday....i work my tris thoses same days)
 
benchpress (custom routine) sets and reps vary
dumbell press 3x6-10
cable crossover 3x6-10
closegrip bench 3x6-10   (only on mondays)
Incline bench 3x6-10      (only on mondays)
Widegrip bench 3x6-10   (only on thurdays)
Decline Bench 3x6-10    (only on thursdays)
 
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RE: outer chest - Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:54 PM ( #5 )
I'm just wondering...

There are 3 whole muscles that you could classify as apart of the chest;
Pec Minor, Pec Major and Serratus Anterior (last one has little to do with how your chest looks).

Pec Minor is literally a small strand of muscle going along the side, with the Pec Major as the bulk of your chest.
Now how do you judge that your 'inner chest' is well defined where your 'outer chest' is not?
I'm sorry, even in my n00b days I never thought of it like that and by physical appearance I don't know how you could get the inner/outer idea.

Just curious about your creativity really. No intention to offend. :)

Also, wide-grip and/or dumbbell stuff will work wonders.
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RE: outer chest - Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:58 PM ( #6 )
dude if i knew y my inner chest is defined and my outer isnt then i wouldent be posting this thread....i have no idea why my outer chest is not bulky....anyways thanks for your input
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RE: outer chest - Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:05 PM ( #7 )
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RE: outer chest - Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:17 PM ( #8 )
also you might want to take into account BF%, i found that the lower my bf%, the morethe line on the side of my pecs showed...that could be your "outer chest" problem.
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RE: outer chest - Monday, February 25, 2008 3:48 AM ( #9 )
You're very welcome but I don't think you quite understand.

There is no such thing as an inner/outer chest muscle-wise.
The pec major has upper fibers and lower fibers which are worked differently through Inclines/Declines but there is no inner chest muscle or outer chest muscle. Beyond the pec major is really just your ribs.

Btw, awesome sig quote there 209.
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RE: outer chest - Monday, February 25, 2008 4:26 AM ( #10 )
I'm going with Wyrms... the pec has two heads.. Upper head.. very small and lower head which makes up about 90% of the entire pec.. No inner or outter muscle...

If it's shaped funny or uneven.. then that's just the way it grows.. if you're luck, growth wise.. it might even out. but if it's the upper pec that is lagging.. Bench with a slight incline is the best for the upper head and regular old flat bench is best for the lower head.....   But needless to say.. Plain old flat bench works the entire pec. 
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RE: outer chest - Monday, February 25, 2008 3:09 PM ( #11 )
wyrms....i understand what youre saying....i knew that the outer or inner chest was not a muscle group before i posted this....but i used those terms because i had no other way to put it
 
again i thank you
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RE: outer chest - Monday, February 25, 2008 7:16 PM ( #12 )
Well even then, I'm just trying to point out that from an external point of view your sentence makes little sense, so without a photo or a good description of your chest, we don't know EXACTLY what you're shooting for so we throw out some random chains of suggestions instead of one to fit your needs perfectly. 

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RE: outer chest - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:24 PM ( #13 )
here is a pic....as you can see from the pic my chest is small compared to the rest of my body
 
 
 
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t184/bmoreboyjc56/0225081740.jpg
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RE: outer chest - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:55 PM ( #14 )
That's just how your pecs are shaped.. maybe adding mass will give somewhat of an illusion that your "outter pec" is bigger, but in reality there's nothing u can do to grow just that portion
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RE: outer chest - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:30 PM ( #15 )
dude - you chest is fine, just needs to grow.
 
Whatever your doing, it seems to be working fine - up the weight and try a 5x5 routine and eat a lot for 6 weeks and see how it goes.
 
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RE: outer chest - Tuesday, March 04, 2008 6:30 AM ( #16 )
flys flys and more flys
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RE: outer chest - Tuesday, March 04, 2008 7:57 AM ( #17 )
Flat bench press is all you need to work the entire pec.  OH  presses will work the delts and upper head of the pec... It's impossible to target the inner or outter region of the pec.  It's one muscle..
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RE: outer chest - Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:20 AM ( #18 )
I didn't see one mention of WIDE GRIP DIPS!

* chin tucked in to your chest
* elbows flared out
* wide grip (33" if possible)
* feet straight down, crossed and slightly in front of your body (a slight crescent shape)

And nobody mentioned the old school 1950's BENCH PRESS TO THE NECK
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RE: outer chest - Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:27 AM ( #19 )
Benching to your neck is the shiznit lol. You will definately feel it, but make sure you're not screwing around while doing it. Obvious injuries can occur.
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RE: outer chest - Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:03 AM ( #20 )

but make sure you're not screwing around while doing it. Obvious injuries can occur.


Agreed.  I don't use very much weight and there's no need to.  Form is of the essence.

Ask any new PT about this and they will give you the Kinesiology lecture and all that crap.  More often than not, they've never ever heard of it.

It's the bomb.  Most of the time, I do it on a Smith Machine for added safety although it's even more intense and works better just with a free weight barbell.
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RE: outer chest - Sunday, August 03, 2008 12:49 PM ( #21 )
bench press to the neck?
that's a new one...
i've seen people go to the neck but those were people were looked like it was their first time at the bench!
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