Achieving upper body "thickness"

[PSeudo_albino]

hi all. Well I currently I am 6'5 235ish. I have read tons and tons of stuff on lifting and I have a great routine. I bench 295 for my sets so I am not that weak. my problem is that from a side view it looks like I have no mass. The front view I look big but I have no side thickness. If anyone has had this problem or some ideas that could help me get a bit thicker that would be great. Thanks.

[KBZ]

yeah anybody got some tips for thickness, especially in the chest? My chest isn't thick at all in my opinion, and it's actually probably my strongest area..... I don't get it.

[sp9]

Are you rotating in dumbbells? They will help you reach a full range of motion up and down where you can't go with a barbell. Plus they will hit fibers you will not hit with the barbell. At 235 I would think your chest would be full. Do some decline pushups with pushup bars off the second stair and go deep as a warm up.

Also pec flys with dumbbells are great to stretch things out and tear them down. I think the shape and thickness like most other things are mostly a factor of genetics.

[nsa]

I would say you should use only dumbells, and you should do flat bench, incline press and decline.

[Spoon]

if you look thin side, then you gotta work the chest more. stick to inclines and declines, theyl blow your chest up if done properly

[PSeudo_albino]

well I do all that. i can bench over 300lbs!! It is just annoying cause I would figure by this time I would have a fuller chest. I guess genetics has a bit of a roll, but I will keep poundeing out the wiegh and I will see what happens over the summer. Thanks though

[whiteyk]

are you talking about chest or whole upper body, i would just say deadlift for a thick ass back, and your chest will come along

[MDtS]

Yes work on your back thickness it will bring thing up to par.