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Chest expansion

muller252 Posts: 8 Joined: 2003/11/06	2003/12/16, 01:41 PM What is the best chest expansion exercise and how often should it be done?
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/12/16, 01:59 PM What exactly do you mean by chest expansion? You haven't filled out your profile, though I am guessing you are male, so you mean getting a wider, fuller chest? or if you are female, maybe you mean enlargement? Expanding your chest is thought to be possible by some, argued to be physicaly impossible by others. Those who believe in it recommend lying pullovers, they are supposed to expand your ribcage, thus expanding your chest. They are a good lat exercise, and I can feel some pec recruitment if i really squeeze when i get to the top of the movement, but I don't think you can expect to expand your chest much once you are fully grown. You could focus on adding some size to your shoulders and widnening you lats, thickening your pecs, while tightening your waistline, that would give the look of a larger chest, with a nice taper to your waist. Good luck. -------------- "To be able to go to the gym and train hard is a joy and a privelege, even though the hard work necessitates driving yourself through considerable discomfort. Savor this privelege and blessing, and revel in it." Stuart McRobert, Beyond Brawn
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2003/12/16, 06:38 PM There is not just one exercise...you gotta hit the chest at different angles...flat, incline, decline, flies. -------------- If you joined the powers of TSMD and 7707Mutt, it would equal that of a freight train!
tonymillar Posts: 4 Joined: 2003/12/17	2003/12/19, 10:59 AM WHAT IS TSMD and 7707mutt -------------- ANTONYMILLAR@YAHOO.CO.UK
tonymillar Posts: 4 Joined: 2003/12/17	2003/12/19, 10:59 AM WHAT IS TSMD and 7707mutt -------------- ANTONYMILLAR@YAHOO.CO.UK
	2003/12/19, 11:04 AM TSMD is a rocket scientist at NASA who invented a revolutionary propulsion system. Mutt is what else? His dog. -------------- Living well is the best revenge. Charlie
	2003/12/19, 11:11 AM In the general exercise group tonymiller wrote " WHAT IS TSMD and 7707mutt" -------------- ANTONYMILLAR@YAHOO.CO.UK I couldn't resist replying "TSMD is a rocket scientist at NASA who invented a revolutionary propulsion system. Mutt is what else? His dog." "All too Easy" ---Darth Vader Star Wars 1979 -------------- Living well is the best revenge. Charlie
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2003/12/19, 10:49 PM Charlie826...That is too freakin' funny!!! Tonymillar, Mutt is one of the members at FT. TSMD is another member (Tenor Sax Man Dave, TSMD). Check out their posts. -------------- May the lift be with you.
tenorsaxmandave Posts: 538 Joined: 2003/01/23	2003/12/21, 12:19 AM LOL! How did I miss this post? Charlie, I have not laughed this hard in a very long time! Kudos to you, sir. And thanks for making me the rocket scientist. Although, I'm half afraid to ask about this "propulsion" system that I allegedly invented... sounds like a "gas" joke just waiting to happen. HEY! I know, I'll blame the "gas" on "my dog"! Bad Mutt! Thanks, Jdelts, for setting the record straight for everybody. Yo, Muller, I enjoy the stretch I get from doing lying pullovers, although I doubt I'm using a weight that's heavy enough to really build any muscle. However, I do enjoy the stretch they provide after doing heavier chest exercises like BB or DB presses in flat, inclined, or declined positions. TSMD