need advice

[mrbo]

I wanted to know if there are any excercises i can do to specifically build up dead center of my chest. I have decent size pecs but if you ever see me in a loose shirt it just looks like i have bitch tits. Most if not all people I see who workout have a chest where their pecs dont quite touch an they have a line along the sternum dividing them. With me it's a huge gap rather than a line. From my chest out to the end of my pec is an inch and a half to 2 inches and no matter what I try I can't seem to fill in that area.

My stats don't really matter for this but I just wanted to mention I can bench over 250 flat and decline, and around 220 incline. I'm not a huge guy but I have been lifting for some years so don't suggest that it will just fill in with time cuz I know lots of beginners who already have the look I want.
Thanks, and any advice or stories will help.

[AnimalMass]

Well, first off there is no such thing as an "inner" pec or an "outer" pec. There is only an upper head and a lower head. Most of your problem is related to genetics - you may have an abnormally wide sternum. However, if you build up your pecs big enough they'll come off the sternum and close the gap some.

However, I would suggest that you begin to look at your overall training, of you have been training for several years and still only bench 250.

Matt

[mrbo]

Thanks. I'll just keep training and hope things work out. But the reason I only bench 250 is cuz for some reason I lose strength incredibly fast. If I don't lift for a week I immediately notice a decrease in strength. I was up to 250 in highschool but when I got to college there was just too much to deal with and I pretty much stopped lifting all year and when I started again it was as if I never lifted at all. I'm finally coming back to my old strength but only by incresing my weight alot and working harder than I had to originally.

[cobra75007]

I'm not sure what the exercise is called, but you can use the machine that has a cable on each side of you and you stand in the middle of 2 weight racks.
With a cable on each side of you in the lowest position, start with your arms down, but straight (Arms would be at about a 45 degree angle due to the weight.) Bring your arms up and to the center and meet about stomach height, then take arms straight up in front of you, then back down the same way.
You should never bend your elbows during this exercise.

I would start with a low weight, about 30-40 pounds on each side to make sure you get the form correct.

[AnimalMass]

Cobra,

Worst advice in history. Congratulations.

That's called a cable crossover, and it's the worst exercise ever invented.

Matt

[Beefster]

Originally Posted by AnimalMass

Cobra,

Worst advice in history. Congratulations.

That's called a cable crossover, and it's the worst exercise ever invented.

Matt

Now tell us what you really think AM! LOL

[AnimalMass]

LOL - sorry , no time to be cordial.

Matt

[irishguy9629]

Originally Posted by AnimalMass

Cobra,

Worst advice in history. Congratulations.

That's called a cable crossover, and it's the worst exercise ever invented.

Matt

That might be the funniest thing i have read in a while

[getswoll]

Originally Posted by AnimalMass

LOL - sorry , no time to be cordial.

Matt

That's right brother, some times you just have to tell 'em' how it is. hehe

GS

PS: we should add a comedy section for stuff like this.....