What is your chest routine?

[Admin]

How do you train chest?

[Mini-G]

I lift things up and put them down.

Chest routine(as for all of my routines) change frequently. Sometimes every workout is different. Keeps things interesting and helps with the MMC (mind muscle connection) and pump. My last chest workout was:
Incline cable flies
Incline barbell bench press
Dumbbell flat bench
Standing cable flies SS w/ push ups

And that's all she wrote! And what a amazing workout it was. I'm a big fan of the blood and guts STYLE of training. I don't follow the actual routine only the principles... It's amazing really.

[Admin]

I lift things up and put them down.

Chest routine(as for all of my routines) change frequently. Sometimes every workout is different. Keeps things interesting and helps with the MMC (mind muscle connection) and pump. My last chest workout was:
Incline cable flies
Incline barbell bench press
Dumbbell flat bench
Standing cable flies SS w/ push ups

And that's all she wrote! And what a amazing workout it was. I'm a big fan of the blood and guts STYLE of training. I don't follow the actual routine only the principles... It's amazing really.

Did you do the exercises in that order?

[Mini-G]

Yes actually.

[BEAR]

Barbell bench press.................3 sets.......6 - 10 reps

Dumbbell press.....................3 sets.....6 - 10 reps

Incline barbell press............3 sets.........6 - 10 reps

Incline dumbbell press...........3 sets........6 - 10 reps

Incline flys...............3 sets..........6 - 10 reps

Flat flys..............3 sets............6 - 10 reps

Weighted dips.........3 sets........til failure

In that exact order.

[Admin]

Barbell bench press.................3 sets.......6 - 10 reps

Dumbbell press.....................3 sets.....6 - 10 reps

Incline barbell press............3 sets.........6 - 10 reps

Incline dumbbell press...........3 sets........6 - 10 reps

Incline flys...............3 sets..........6 - 10 reps

Flat flys..............3 sets............6 - 10 reps

Weighted dips.........3 sets........til failure

In that exact order.

21 working sets?

Do you play around with volume week by week BEAR?

[BEAR]

No....I lift every pound my body is capable of every workout........every week

I guess you're really gonna have a cow when I tell you I work every muscle group twice a week..........lol..........

I've gotten record breaking results with my routine.........

[Admin]

No....I lift every pound my body is capable of every workout........every week

I guess you're really gonna have a cow when I tell you I work every muscle group twice a week..........lol..........

I've gotten record breaking results with my routine.........

Its what ever works for the individual. I think "over training" is very overrated actually. I dont think it occurs as much as dogma has you believe, especially when on steroids and other growth factors.

[Mini-G]

Its what ever works for the individual. I think "over training" is very overrated actually. I dont think it occurs as much as dogma has you believe, especially when on steroids and other growth factors.

I agree, as long as the right diet and supplementation are in place you can beat the 'jelly muscle fever' (that's what I call over training). I mean... That routine is WAY too highschool for me because... That's what I did in highschool haha. Now I'm about quality not quantity, never felt better.

So BEAR, we're the opposite!

[BEAR]

I agree, as long as the right diet and supplementation are in place you can beat the 'jelly muscle fever' (that's what I call over training). I mean... That routine is WAY too highschool for me because... That's what I did in highschool haha. Now I'm about quality not quantity, never felt better.

So BEAR, we're the opposite!

If executed properly.....you can have both quality & quantity..........no "jelly muscle" here I guarantee it........I'm all solid......

[Link]

Flat bench or floor press (when you lay flat on the floor and use the BB like flat bench but elbows are only allowed to go to 45 due to the floor), Incline BB, DB heavy Flies, Cable crosses. Everything either progressive 4X10 or 5X5's

[warmouth]

Im late to this thread, but Ill add to it. I rarely do bench press with a barbell. Ill do it once a month to see progress in strength. I work with DBs almost exclusively for chest.

4 sets of DB bench
4 sets of incline DB bench
4 sets of flyes
4 sets of inclined flyes
4 sets of light weight cable crossovers
Sometimes Ill finish with 3 sets of dips

[kubes]

Hammer strength chest machine 5 sets of 12-15 as heavy as i can go with a drop set on the last set
Incline free weight flys 5 sets of 12
ending with free motion decline flys 5 sets 12-15

I usually super set either bi's or tri's in between each set. I train to total failure every set. This is the safest training routine i have found were i dont need a training partner slowing me down and dont have to worry about injury's.

[warmouth]

Hammer strength chest machine 5 sets of 12-15 as heavy as i can go with a drop set on the last set
Incline free weight flys 5 sets of 12
ending with free motion decline flys 5 sets 12-15

I usually super set either bi's or tri's in between each set. I train to total failure every set. This is the safest training routine i have found were i dont need a training partner slowing me down and dont have to worry about injury's.

So you do 3 excercises? Ihave been seriously thinking about this for some time now. I respond the best to DB Bench, DB incline Bench, and Flat bench flyes. I am thinknig of running this phase for 6 weeks to see how it works. Im thinking 4 sets each while "on". If I did this, I could train with so much more intensity and endurance. Interesting. Ive actually been thinking about this for about a week now. I only train 1 body part a day, I am considering arms as one group as well. Ive been doing this now for about 4 weeks and it is working good for me.

[kubes]

So you do 3 excercises? Ihave been seriously thinking about this for some time now. I respond the best to DB Bench, DB incline Bench, and Flat bench flyes. I am thinknig of running this phase for 6 weeks to see how it works. Im thinking 4 sets each while "on". If I did this, I could train with so much more intensity and endurance. Interesting. Ive actually been thinking about this for about a week now. I only train 1 body part a day, I am considering arms as one group as well. Ive been doing this now for about 4 weeks and it is working good for me.

I really like training 2 body parts at the same time. You just get 2 times as much work done when you are there. For instance i do a set of hammer strength chest and immediately after finishing the set instead of resting i go over and do a set of preacher curls. Then rest 1 minute and repeat. I get a ton of work done in the gym and stay busy enough that the folks that like to interrupt your training to talk just no that i am not there for that!!