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Pecs & pectoral exercises
Working your pecs is a proven way to promote muscle growth and improve the appearance of your upper body.
Research has shown that regular exercise of the body's major muscle groups - such as the pecs, glutes and quads (upper thighs) - can stimulate growth throughout the body. In addition, as one of the biggest muscles in your upper body, increasing their size will have a profound impact on your overall appearance.
For women there's also an upside to working the pecs. Small-breasted women can make their chest appear larger by increasing the size of these muscles.
Fortunately, working the pecs is easy. There are a number of different exercises that work this area, allowing you to customise your workout depending on whether you are exercising at home or in the gym, and what your workout goals are.
So what are the most popular exercises for your chest? The most commonly used ones include:
- Push-ups
- Bench press (flat, incline or decline)
- Flyes (flat, incline or decline)
- Pec-Decs
- Cable Crossovers (dumbbell flyes)
- Machine Press (numerous different types)
While all of these will get the job done, the two most useful ones are probably bench press, because of the way it works the entire chest area, and push-ups, for their sheer versatility - you can perform them almost anywhere, and by changing your hand position can achieve different results.
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