Comments on: How To Build Chest Muscle http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/ Build Muscle, Six Pack Abs and Lose Fat Fast. Natural BodyBuilding Blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:40:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark McManus http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-5684 Mark McManus Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:40:13 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-5684 Robert, 85% isn't perfect but you can still build muscle. It would preferable that you could stretch all the way to the bottom of the rep but be unable to extend all the way up. Also, you could allow for more sets of dumbbell flies to build your chest. There shouldn't be any range of motion issues with these. Mark Robert, 85% isn’t perfect but you can still build muscle.
It would preferable that you could stretch all the way to the bottom of the rep but be unable to extend all the way up.
Also, you could allow for more sets of dumbbell flies to build your chest. There shouldn’t be any range of motion issues with these.
Mark

]]> By: Robert http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-5625 Robert Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:02:50 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-5625 Hi, I have never lifted weights and I have smoked for 34 yrs,I quit smoking about 4 months ago and am now interested in building my body up some,but back in 1986 I was in a motocycle accident and it shattered my left elbow so I don't have full range of motion in it,I would say I have about 85% ROM in that arm. My question is how nuch do you think that is going to hinder me working on my chest since my arm does not have full ROM? Hi, I have never lifted weights and I have smoked for 34 yrs,I quit smoking about 4 months ago and am now interested in building my body up some,but back in 1986 I was in a motocycle accident and it shattered my left elbow so I don’t have full range of motion in it,I would say I have about 85% ROM in that arm. My question is how nuch do you think that is going to hinder me working on my chest since my arm does not have full ROM?

]]> By: Mark McManus http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-4929 Mark McManus Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:52:20 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-4929 Ryan, Trial & Error. Pick a weight and go to failure, how many reps did it take? More than 12 - go lighter and so on until you get a weight where you fail between 8 and 12 reps. Mark Ryan,
Trial & Error.
Pick a weight and go to failure, how many reps did it take? More than 12 - go lighter and so on until you get a weight where you fail between 8 and 12 reps.
Mark

]]> By: Ryan http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-4826 Ryan Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:03:56 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-4826 I am a relatively beggining lifter who is really looking to make significant gains in my chest. What is the best way to determine the proper amount of weight that I should be doing on each of my sets? I am a relatively beggining lifter who is really looking to make significant gains in my chest. What is the best way to determine the proper amount of weight that I should be doing on each of my sets?

]]> By: 10 Tips for the Perfect Bench Press | MuscleHack http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-1057 10 Tips for the Perfect Bench Press | MuscleHack Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:18:02 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-1057 [...] Performing the bench press correctly is essential for building a great chest. [...] [...] Performing the bench press correctly is essential for building a great chest. [...]

]]> By: Mark McManus http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-694 Mark McManus Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:33:35 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-694 Hi. Thanks for the kind comments, I'm glad I can help you achieve your goals. Yes, you've hit the nail on the head. Do not sacrifice your form for higher weights. If you find yourself going higher before you're ready, you can kiss your gains goodbye. You'll have to use more momentum to shift the weight which means the muscle in question doesn't actually get maximum stimulation. Believe me, I've succumb to my ego so many times in the past and then the following months were a write-off, a complete waste of time. Keep up the good work. Keep the good form and only go higher when you can get 12 proper reps. Cheers, Mark Hi. Thanks for the kind comments, I’m glad I can help you achieve your goals.
Yes, you’ve hit the nail on the head. Do not sacrifice your form for higher weights. If you find yourself going higher before you’re ready, you can kiss your gains goodbye. You’ll have to use more momentum to shift the weight which means the muscle in question doesn’t actually get maximum stimulation.
Believe me, I’ve succumb to my ego so many times in the past and then the following months were a write-off, a complete waste of time.
Keep up the good work. Keep the good form and only go higher when you can get 12 proper reps.
Cheers,
Mark

]]> By: Boarder http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-693 Boarder Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:23:19 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-693 <p>been following your advice given in your free ebook (which is awesome - so much help) and i can actually say ive made staggering gains. only been bodybuilding since early november but ive done your routines for about 6 weeks and i can actually see proper gains. really encouraging! your articles along with www.musclechat.co.uk helps me with every little thing i need to know. </p> <p>one question though:<br /> everyone says you must increase your weight each workout, but i find if i do that then im kinda sacrificing my form. i wanna lift more as you said about ego lol but i wanna build muscle. so should i just stick to the weight im at untill im doing 12 reps with good form then move it up a few kg?</p> been following your advice given in your free ebook (which is awesome - so much help) and i can actually say ive made staggering gains. only been bodybuilding since early november but ive done your routines for about 6 weeks and i can actually see proper gains. really encouraging! your articles along with http://www.musclechat.co.uk helps me with every little thing i need to know.

one question though:
everyone says you must increase your weight each workout, but i find if i do that then im kinda sacrificing my form. i wanna lift more as you said about ego lol but i wanna build muscle. so should i just stick to the weight im at untill im doing 12 reps with good form then move it up a few kg?

]]> By: Build Big Biceps With This Workout | MuscleHack http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-692 Build Big Biceps With This Workout | MuscleHack Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:40:15 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-692 [...] said in an article last week that building powerful pecs was easy; it is. Building bulging biceps isn’t rocket science either. Again, it’s all about using proper [...] [...] said in an article last week that building powerful pecs was easy; it is. Building bulging biceps isn’t rocket science either. Again, it’s all about using proper [...]

]]> By: Mark McManus http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-631 Mark McManus Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:14:47 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-631 Hi Taylor. I love to see women lifting. I'm glad you're going to adopt this plan to build chest muscle. What I love about receiving comments is the introductions it gives me to other bodybuilding and fitness blogs. Keep up the good work. Mark Hi Taylor.
I love to see women lifting. I’m glad you’re going to adopt this plan to build chest muscle.
What I love about receiving comments is the introductions it gives me to other bodybuilding and fitness blogs.
Keep up the good work.
Mark

]]> By: Taylor http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-630 Taylor Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:09:12 +0000 http://www.musclehack.com/how-to-build-chest-muscle/#comment-630 Great info and workouts. I am going to follow your advice! Great info and workouts. I am going to follow your advice!

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