PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To widen the upper back and create a full sweep in the lats. Wide-Grip Chins widen the lats and develop the entire shoulder girdle. This exercise is primarily for the upper and outer regions of the lats and also spreads the scapula, making it easier to flare the lats. EXECUTION: (1) Take […]
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Machine Pullovers can be used to develop the serratus as well as the lats. Learn to feel when the serratus muscles are working the hardest, and adjust the position of your body and the movement of your elbows until you feel them contracting to the maximum.
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To work the serratus muscles. EXECUTION: (1) Kneeling on the floor, grasp a handle attached to a cable and overhead pulley with an underhand grip. (2) Pulling with the lats, bring your elbow down to your knee. Consciously crunch the serratus and lats, getting a full contraction. Release and come slowly back […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To develop the serratus muscles. EXECUTION: (1) Kneel on the floor holding on to ropes attached to a cable and overhead pulley. (2) Keeping your arms extended above you, curl your body forward and down, pulling with the lats. Continue this motion until your head is almost touching your thighs. Bring your […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To develop the pectorals and expand the rib cage. This is the best movement for expanding the thorax as well as working the pectorals and building up the serratus anterior muscles. EXECUTION: (1) Place a dumbbell on a bench, then turn and lie across the bench with only your shoulders on its […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To build middle chest size and definition and striations in the pectoral muscles. Fly machines are not your best choice for building mass, but are very useful in creating definition. EXECUTION: Many gyms are equipped with a variety of “pec decks” that approximate the flying motion. When using these in your training, […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To develop and define the middle and inner pectoral muscles. EXECUTION: (1) Lie on a flat bench between two floor-level pulleys. Take a handle in each hand and bring your hands together at arm’s length above you, palms facing each other. (2) With your elbows slightly bent, lower your hands out to […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To work the inside of the middle and lower pectoral muscles. EXECUTION: (1) Using two floor-level pulleys, grasp a handle in each hand and bend forward, extending your arms out to either side. (2) Draw your hands toward each other, allow them to cross, and continue pulling until you feel your pectorals […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To develop the inside of the pectoral muscle. Doing a flying motion using cables to provide resistance is a specialized exercise that works the center of the pecs and brings out those impressive cross striations, as well as develops the middle and lower pectoral region. EXECUTION: (1) To do this movement from […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To build the mass of the upper pectorals. EXECUTION: These Flys are done like normal Dumbbell Flys, except you lie on an incline bench, with your head higher than your hips. (1) Lie on the bench with the dumbbells held straight overhead, palms facing each other. (2) Lower them out and down […]