pec deck

[swolnog]

i lost all strength on pec deck and not sure why.. i do them at the end of my workout .. ne suggestions?

[tboney]

Diet? are you overtraining? Has anything in your life changed? been sick, diet change, new medication, etc

[ArmedHammerd]

how offten do u train ur chest a week???

[swolnog]

once a week...5 exercises around 3-4 sets each exercise

[ArmedHammerd]

I have no idea whats happening is your bench press staying up as well???

[swolnog]

ya bench is consistent...im not getting the same squeeze that i used to off of pec deck ..maybe if i work on my form ..not sure

[POPS]

once a week...5 exercises around 3-4 sets each exercise

Im no genius but that seems like overtraining to me. I bet if you did 3 exersizes, 4 sets each you'd be there........jmo........Who knows, give it a shot.

[kalspic]

make it your first exercise and decrese the weight a little. focus on good form.

[Okinawa_Power]

Who cares about losing strength on the Pec Deck.....Think of it as a shaping exercise and worry about using low weight with high reps to force the blood into your chest after you do your basic exercises.

[GT2]

Who cares about losing strength on the Pec Deck.....Think of it as a shaping exercise and worry about using low weight with high reps to force the blood into your chest after you do your basic exercises.

Seriously... Unless you're massive and shredded, pec deck won't do much at all. My guess is you're neither, so stick to the basics and drop the pec deck

[FireGuy]

Seriously... Unless you're massive and shredded, pec deck won't do much at all. My guess is you're neither, so stick to the basics and drop the pec deck

Times 2.

[KZRSOIZE]

Pec deck can be beneficial but as mentioned before your strength issue may be an over training issue. But while on this topic pec dec shouldnt be an extrememly heavy exercise.

If I had to try and be more specific I would say its a rotator cuff issue since the pec deck can usually cause some to cheat by involving too much or too little of this muscle for assitance. I would make sure you have stretched the pectorals well and start with a moderate weight, see how stretching helps.

In my training experience i will incorporate the pec deck with another chest exercise and have never solely used it as an exercise on its own.

Good luck brother

[boxer1]

as others have stated, drop the pec dec as part of your w/o. imo its only good for pre exhausting before compound moves.

[jbm]

I do pec dec once a month if I feel doing it!