Showing posts with label pectorals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pectorals. Show all posts
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Pecs
The pectoralis muscle can be trained for athletic or bodybuilding purposes. The following compound exercises are often used to increase the strength and mass of the muscle:
* Bench press, with various bench angles (flat, incline, and decline)
* Press up
* Dips
Isolation exercises include:
* Flyes or Flies
* Cable Crossovers
* "Pec Deck" machines
Sep 30, 2007
Know Your Body: Pectorals
The Pectoralis major is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the upper front of the chest. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in men. The Pectoralis minor is a thin, triangular muscle, situated at the upper part of the chest, beneath the Pectoralis major.The following exercises target and work "the pecs:"
- Bench press, with various bench angles (flat, incline, and decline)
- Press up
- Dips
Isolation exercises include:
- Flyes or Flies
- Cable Crossovers
- "Pec Deck" machines
Wikipedia
Sep 15, 2007
Aug 31, 2007
Push Ups
Pushups are common strength training exercise performed in a prone position, with the person lying horizontal and face down, raising and lowering his body using the arms. Pushups develop the pectoral muscles and triceps
Jul 3, 2007
Bench Press
The bench press is a form of weightlifting which primarily focuses on the development of the pectoral or chest muscles. The lifter lies on his/her back on a bench while pushing up and lowering down a weighted bar directly above the chest. While the exercise is primarily intended for the development of the chest, or pectoral muscles, it also helps develop the anterior deltoids, serratus anterior, coracobrachialis, as well as the triceps. (Wikipedia)
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