Chest “Non Responder” Solution (PECS WON’T GROW!)

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Get a bigger chest with one program http://athleanx.com/x/no-more-stubborn-pecs Having chest muscles that don’t respond to normal training and resist growth is actually pretty common. The reason for this however can be boiled down more to the way you perform your chest exercises in your chest workouts than it can on your genetics, and that’s a good thing. In this video, I’m going to show you one of the most common mistakes made in chest workouts that is limiting the response of your pecs to the exercises you are doing for them. To illustrate this, literally, I am breaking out the muscle markers to show you why this occurs. When you look at the anatomy of the chest you quickly realize just how close in proximity and function the front deltoid is to that of the pectoralis muscle. Because of this close relationship, there is a tendency of the deltoids to want to dominate the movements that are supposed to be performed primarily by the chest. Look no further than the classic bench press exercise. When you lie either in the flat bench or incline bench position, the setup of your shoulders in relation to the chest is key. You have likely heard that you need to keep your shoulder blades pinched together and your shoulders down and back. This doesn’t just apply to the beginning of the movement but throughout the movement. This is critical because doing this provides not just stability to the shoulder joint but it allows the pecs to be the main drivers of the exercise. I d

Published 2017-03-11 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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