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shavondec Posts: 340 Joined: 2003/11/26	2004/01/07, 05:21 PM When I work my chest muscles, I do not feel a lot of soreness. However, I do feel soreness on the secondary muscles worked(such as bi's and tri's) Is this normal. Am I doing something wrong. -------------- It's not what we eat or drink occasionally, but what we consume on a daily basis that determines our ongoing level o health. formerfatguy.com Not sure of author
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/07, 05:59 PM That is normal, at least in the beginning. Concentrate on squeezing at the top of all exercises. Sacrifice the heavy weights for proper form...this will help you the most. You can also pre-fatigue by starting out with flyes before bench presses. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/01/07, 06:16 PM Robert is right, you may have to pre fatigue for a while. What you say may indicate your bis and tris are weak, so therefore they are feeling the brunt of the load. The only other thing is to make sure you "chest" benching, and not shoulder benching or tricep benching. Try to flex your chest before you start the exercise, this way you will be mentally focused on the chest. This too is where pre fatigue will help. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
shavondec Posts: 340 Joined: 2003/11/26	2004/01/07, 06:25 PM I will try and keep this in mind on my next chest day. I think you are right, I am probably pushing from the shoulders and mot my chest. -------------- It's not what we eat or drink occasionally, but what we consume on a daily basis that determines our ongoing level o health. formerfatguy.com Not sure of author
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/07, 06:33 PM Just remember that larger muscle groups (chest, back, legs) will always require a little extra effort. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
shavondec Posts: 340 Joined: 2003/11/26	2004/01/07, 06:47 PM I am always sore when I work my legs. I use a lot of effort when I work my back and chest. I figured out how to get my back muscles sore. Chest, however, is a different story. -------------- It's not what we eat or drink occasionally, but what we consume on a daily basis that determines our ongoing level o health. formerfatguy.com Not sure of author
usarmyb Posts: 15 Joined: 2004/01/01	2004/01/07, 09:26 PM hey rpacheco, exactly what do you mean by pre-fatigue. Not sure I understand the concept please explain. Thanks -------------- "Do, or do not. There is no 'try'." - Yoda ('The Empire Strikes Back'
	2004/01/08, 10:58 AM usarmy, I think Robert means prefatigue as in warmup a more specific body part. -------------- Living well is the best revenge. Charlie
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/01/08, 12:33 PM Hope you don't mind me helping out here Robert. Yes, an example would be, do 3 sets of flat bench flies very strict or pec deck and get some blood flowing in the area, then do your benches or compound exercise. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/08, 01:08 PM Thanks, Ron. Let me get into it a little more: pre-fatigue is a good way to affect a certain muscle area. In the chest example above, doing flyes as a warm up affects your pectorals and chest area...but eliminates the use of your triceps which is a secondary muscle that assists in bench presses. So, when you begin to perform presses, you will have full use of your triceps. Hope this explains things further... -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
shavondec Posts: 340 Joined: 2003/11/26	2004/01/08, 02:26 PM Oh, I see. So, I can use the flyes to build up my chest area a bit. This way I won't use my arms as much when benching. Am I correct -------------- It's not what we eat or drink occasionally, but what we consume on a daily basis that determines our ongoing level o health. formerfatguy.com Not sure of author
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2004/01/08, 02:53 PM Right on. -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
shavondec Posts: 340 Joined: 2003/11/26	2004/01/08, 03:40 PM Thanks, -------------- It's not what we eat or drink occasionally, but what we consume on a daily basis that determines our ongoing level o health. formerfatguy.com Not sure of author