This month: chest amazing

Flex, June, 2008

You can never have too much money or too big a chest, I say. I've never really had a problem developing my chest, but I believe it can't hurt to continue pushing for a bit more size and definition.

I recommend hitting chest every five to seven days, doing four exercises of three working sets each. Generally speaking, for mass, you want to start with flat bench presses, which are a good overall mass builder. Then move on to incline presses (dumbbells or barbell) and dumbbell flyes (from a variety of angles). Finish with either pec-deck flyes or cable crossovers.

I'm not big on counting reps, but I usually stick between six and 10. I'm not a powerlifter, so performing chest exercises with weight that is so heavy it requires me to use fewer than six reps doesn't interest me. Remember, if it's a big, muscular chest you're after, leave your ego at the door.

JAY'S CHEST ROUTINE

      EXERCISE           SETS  REPS

Barbell bench presses      3   6-8
Incline presses *          3   6-8
Dumbbell flyes [dagger]    3   6-8
Pec-decks or               3   8-10
Cable crossovers

* Dumbbell or barbell
[dagger] Flat, incline or decline