How to pump up the chest

05/01/2023

02/01/2023

How to pump up the pectoral muscles
Imagine that the pectoral muscle is an elastic band that connects the shoulder, collarbone and sternum. If you raise your arm to the side, and then pull the elastic, it will move the shoulder forward. You constantly make this movement in ordinary life - for example, when you close the door, push something away with force, or hit your jaw with your elbow.

Most chest exercises follow this movement. The only difference is that they also use a barbell, dumbbells or crossover straps to create additional resistance.

The pectoral muscle has two heads: the upper (clavicular) and lower. Their functions are slightly different, and this is important. To make the chest symmetrical, it is necessary to pump both heads.

The fibers of the clavicular head are directed upwards, so for additional load you need to move the shoulder forward in the direction from the bottom up.

And in order to load the lower part of the pectoral muscle more, it is necessary to move the shoulder laid aside forward and down.