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General Fitness & Exercise

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mcgregora Posts: 7 Joined: 2002/04/06	2002/06/01, 12:44 PM I've been training for a little while now & feel my chest is under developed. Id like to add some size to make them look like slabs of steel! They form a more rounded shape at the bottom & id like them to be more square. Is this just the map my genetics have for me or is there a specific exercise(s) that could help me out with this? Any help thanks, Al.

mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2002/06/01, 01:18 PM Al - it also depends on your goals as far as getting bigger or leaner. Take a look at ft's exercise resources and there's a section on targeting specific muscles. There's also programs designed for just about anything you want to do. Genetics play a major part but to a point, you can shape the pecs like you want with different target angles.
qualters Posts: 343 Joined: 2002/04/21	2002/06/01, 01:22 PM Genetics plays a role in body building as you already know. Did you check out the rountines here at ft? Check out the exercises for chest under muscle targeting. I would also advise to perform some compund movements to bulk up your chest area (barbel incline and flat presses, dips ect). Have you signed up for a mass building program here at ft? Hope this helps some, the others here at ft will be able to give you more info! Good Luck BQ -------------- AMERICAN MADE
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/06/01, 02:51 PM I recommend you use ft's chest mass program. I have seen great results from it. I never trained my chest in my life so I was pretty under developed, but after finishing that program my pecs are alot more like what they should be. They're not perfect..yet. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/06/01, 09:48 PM Well i'm not sure if this is correct at all.. but my chest kind of looked square like when all I did was bench press (and some minor.. VERY minor incline work).. I only started to have the bottom round off (and it still isn't very significant) after I started to do things like declines (bench/flyes/presses) and dips... so maybe if you cut out some decline work... but like I said.. i'm not sure as I like my chest rounding off at the bottom .. even though i'm still trying to even it out.. (both sides don't round off.. =/)