training lower chest.. is it really necessary?

[BigIsBest]

all ive been training for chest mainly is

4 x bench press
4 x incline press
4 x flat fly's

but reading alot of topics on this board i noticed that alot of you guys train your lower chest with exercises like decline press or dips..

just wondering if doing decline or dips is necessary? as i thought as long as your fat level is low you will get that nice line on the bottom of your chest...

[jbm]

I rarely do decline press!

[FireGuy]

This topic got beat up pretty good in a recent thread. Personally I have not done a decline movement in over a decade and dont plan on doing them anytime soon. There are also several guys on this board who know their stuff and love them. If you are concerned with getting a nice line on the bottom of your chest as stated, you are correct, having a low BF% is important.

[stack_it]

More of a personal preference than a requirement

[collar]

to your answer i would say no,
meaning i do not do anything like decline of any sort.

[roserose]

I think you should rotate all three benches. That's what Ronnie C. does.

[JAZZBBCC]

I love them! Decline bench is my strongest chest exercise and added the most mass to my lower and outer area. In my opinion it lays the foundation for strengthening the flat bench, but to be honest most guys ignore the move!

[eatrainrest]

I think you should rotate all three benches. That's what Ronnie C. does.

ronnie C wiht his GENETICS can lay down for the next 10 years while i bust my ass and he will still be bigger and better shape than me...

[(1*)]

I love them! Decline bench is my strongest chest exercise and added the most mass to my lower and outer area. In my opinion it lays the foundation for strengthening the flat bench, but to be honest most guys ignore the move!

you push more on decline because it uses more triceps power with the chest, thus making it a weaker movement for building the chest.
and just curious as to how you know that decline added "the most mass" in those areas.

[Alphatier]

I personally love my weighted dips lol!

In my routine it's one of those exercise I'd never substitude with another exercise!

I get massive pumps!

[JAZZBBCC]

I started doing just decline bench 5 or 6 yrs. ago because of a shoulder injury that hurt when I flat benched. My strength improved quite a bit without the pain so I kept doing them. After about 2-3 yrs. obviously my gains had stopped but my lower/outer chest got much thicker, probably due to the heavier weights used and I switched back and forth with dumbbells/ barbell. When I did the dumbbell decline I could go really deep with them without any pain, actually it feels good on my shoulders! I started flat benching again and for me it will always be a part of my routine but as far as size goes I can't tell you if it was that particular exercise or because of the heavier weights used but it worked for me.

[dedic8ed1]

I started doing declines as a part of my mock contest prep and defenitly some beef that wasn't there before.

My chest routine/ I never go to failure using 60-70% of my one rep max.
1ST Incline barbell

2 warm up sets to find the sweet spot
3 working sets 3 sets 12,12,10

2nd Flat bech dumbbell

3 sets
12
12
10

3rd Decline barbbell

3 set
12
12
10
I really go slow and feel the rep from top to bottom,This movement requires total focus to not incorporate the tricep and really dig into the outer pec.

4th Dips
3
sets no weight to failure

I like to burn out or use FST-7 With wide grip smith to put on the finishing touches.My chest is probably my most dominate muscle next to my back,shoulders.No doubt attributed to heavy chest pressing back in the day.Goes to show you that that neurological pathway speculation is for real.

[british bulldog 1]

waste of time dude

[dedic8ed1]

waste of time dude

Depending on your goals,maybe

[Matt]

Never done them never will....