Training tip: Chest Training

Chest training for women.

I often see women doing all their chest workout lying down flat (see illustration below).  And this in my opinion, is another one of those exercises girls should not be doing.  Unless, you are serious about specifically building a large musular chest.  If not, then please read on.

Below is a diagram of the pectoralis (chest) muscles.  Now, the major muscle that is being worked when doing  a flat bench press, barbell press or dumbbell press, is the “pectoralis minor” or middle chest.

Now, below is a diagram of a women chest, what do we have covering the middle chest?  Yes, breast tissue.  So you pretty much focusing on a muscle group that is covered in breast tissue, and in so many instances nowadays, breast implants. 

 The chest muscles women should focus on is the is “Pectoralis Major” or upper chest.  This is the part, if you look at the chest diagam again, just above the breast line.  Therefore, do all your chest workout on  a incline bench, whether it be barbell presses, dumbbell presses  or dumbbell flies.