chest!!! arrrrg

[kev123]

hey guys just a quick question about my chest i am 6ft1 15st 26 15%bf dont know if you will need my stats to answer this question but they are there just incase anyway i go to the gym everyday i do individual muscle each day so chest,tris,back,shoulders,bis,legs and abs every other day the thing is on my chest day i dont ever get the burn and aching after but when i am working out i just get to a point where i cant do anymore here is my workout

1st decline bench press

2nd flat bench press

3rd incline bench

4th incline flys

5th cable flys

i do 4 sets on each starting with 12 reps and uppin the weight till i can only do 6-8 reps also everytime i train each muscle i change it around so i do that routine backwards any ideas thanks,kev

[terraj]

Are getting gains? If so I would not worry about the lack of soreness...

If not-

You getting full range of movement? What is your rep tempo? Getting a good sqeeze at the top?

Have you tried dumbells for your presses, most guys can get a better pump , squeeze and range of movement with Dbs over barbells.

Weighted dips, deep as the shoulders will allow and bent foward....my fav chest movement.

Maybe something else to think about- some guys have bodies or body parts that respond to different rep ranges, so try mixing it up....maybe try hitting failure on the heavy set at the 12-15 rep range...or go the other way, heavy failure at 3-5 reps.

My 2 cents....

[dangerous dan]

Are getting gains? If so I would not worry about the lack of soreness...

If not-

You getting full range of movement? What is your rep tempo? Getting a good sqeeze at the top?

Have you tried dumbells for your presses, most guys can get a better pump , squeeze and range of movement with Dbs over barbells.

Weighted dips, deep as the shoulders will allow and bent foward....my fav chest movement.

Maybe something else to think about- some guys have bodies or body parts that respond to different rep ranges, so try mixing it up....maybe try hitting failure on the heavy set at the 12-15 rep range...or go the other way, heavy failure at 3-5 reps.

My 2 cents....

Agreed

Make sure your form is to point, parallel elbows, slow movements with a squeeze.

As terraj said dont worie over soreness, i rarely gets sore after working out, everyones diff.

[kev123]

thanks yes i am gettin gains and my bench is getting heavier it just annoys me cause it does not really feel like i have done much i like to feel the burnlol and yeah i do db press i mix it up 1 week barbell next week db and i will try some dipsdid not realise they are for chest aswell cheers

[Ulysses]

Have you tried pumping your chest up with say 2 or 3 light sets, working 30 or so reps at fast speed and with a short (30 sec) rest between sets? I use that as a warmup on the big muscle groups and it's the only way I can get a decent pump when I go heavy later.... My muscles want to explode by the time I'm done - lol!!!

[kev123]

cool maybe i will give that a try cheers

[YoungGunsNY]

Have you tried pumping your chest up with say 2 or 3 light sets, working 30 or so reps at fast speed and with a short (30 sec) rest between sets? I use that as a warmup on the big muscle groups and it's the only way I can get a decent pump when I go heavy later.... My muscles want to explode by the time I'm done - lol!!!

Don't know if I like that - 30 reps are a lot ... unless you're using just the barbell or so...

[bigslick7878]

Are getting gains? If so I would not worry about the lack of soreness...

If not-

You getting full range of movement? What is your rep tempo? Getting a good sqeeze at the top?

Have you tried dumbells for your presses, most guys can get a better pump , squeeze and range of movement with Dbs over barbells.

Weighted dips, deep as the shoulders will allow and bent foward....my fav chest movement.

Maybe something else to think about- some guys have bodies or body parts that respond to different rep ranges, so try mixing it up....maybe try hitting failure on the heavy set at the 12-15 rep range...or go the other way, heavy failure at 3-5 reps.

My 2 cents....

I added these in about 3 workouts ago and have been sore the next day ever since.

Much wider range of motion.

[Ulysses]

Yeah - you have to keep it light - the idea being to pump the muscle full of blood before you start really working it hard. I warmup for 2 sets of 30 with just the bar and a 10lb plate on each side. Doing that enables me to 'feel' the muscle working and thus hold the contraction much better than if I don't pump it up first.

[kev123]

wicked i will try that on my next chest day anyway i posted this just after my workout yesterday was not sore but woke up this mornin with a really tight chest lol so i have done something right lol cheers guys

[baseline_9]

volume is too high for me but if thats what suits you thn go for it, i can hit chest with only 10 total sets, it is tender to the touch for 4 days after each week. if u cant ruin ur chest in 10 sets ur not training with enough intensity IMO

[sean_holland]

volume is too high for me but if thats what suits you thn go for it, i can hit chest with only 10 total sets, it is tender to the touch for 4 days after each week. if u cant ruin ur chest in 10 sets ur not training with enough intensity IMO

There isn't a body part I can't do with 10 sets. Back, maybe if you count lower back with upper, or Legs if you count calves. But that many sets made me go