Chest Training For Beginners

1. Chest Training For Beginners Building a solid chest is a goal of many trainees. Plus, with the popularity of the bench press, most new gym-goers head straight for chest training when they first get started. The problem is, that effective chest training is about more than simply bench pressing. Understanding the muscle group and what functions it has will make the entire process much more productive. To that end, we’ve put together this beginners’ chest training guide. In it, you’ll learn everything you need to know to get started right away. Chest Anatomy And Function The chest is a two-headed muscle group located on your torso's upper front part, above your stomach. The clavicular head refers to the upper portion of the chest. It originates on the clavicle (hence its name) and inserts into the humerus (the larger upper arm bone). The sternal head refers to the middle and lower portion of the chest and makes up most of the muscle group. It primarily originates from the sternum and six primary costal cartilages. Similar to the clavicular head, it also inserts into the humerus. Depending on our arms' position and the angle at which we do activities, we can emphasize different regions of the chest.

2. Upper And Lower Chest: Do We Need to Focus On Each? “Well, do I need to do several exercises to emphasize different portions of my chest?” For the most part, you don’t. While certain movements better emphasize specific portions of your chest, you don’t need to do them for overall development. As a beginner, focusing on core movements like the barbell bench press, push-up, and dip will deliver exceptional results. With that said, there will come the point (years down the road) when you might notice that some part of your chest is lagging. For many, that’s the upper chest. You can then start doing dedicated upper chest training like incline pressing and low-to-high cable chest flyes. But unless you’re incredibly serious about complete muscular development and possibly plan on stepping on a bodybuilding stage, you shouldn’t worry much about this. Your chest will look incredible to the average person in any case. With that said, optimal development will come from a varied approach that allows you to train your chest from multiple angles and with different movement patterns. We’ll look at the details of this below. Conclusion Chest training is one thing. But if you’re also interested in grabbing some fresh gym attire, head over to our shop to see what we can offer. Specifically, we offer some of the best gym leggings online. www.swiftattire.com 020 8064 1661