Tip For Big Pecs Do This After Bench Pressing Search Skip to content Menu Menu follow us Store Articles Community Loyal-T Club Loyal-T Points Rewards Subscribe to Save Search Search The World s Trusted Source & Community for Elite Fitness Training Tip For Big Pecs Do This After Bench Pressing The barbell bench press is great but it' s not that great at targeting the pecs Add these two exercises to chest day to really grow by Lee Boyce November 1, 2017November 3, 2021 Tags Bodybuilding, Chest, Tips, Training You Need More Than Barbell Benching Despite all the fanfare, the barbell bench press comes up short for muscle stimulation based on EMG studies. But that doesn't mean you should kick it to the curb. The best reason to bench press with a bar isn't necessarily to build pecs but for hormonal release. Big bang movements like the bench press increase testosterone and growth hormone concentrations, which will help hypertrophy everything, not just your chest and triceps. So if the goal is to grow, then bench with a bar, but to target the muscle fibers of the pecs more directly, you need more. Here are two great exercises: Standing Cable Chest Press The chest doesn't get any downtime with this exercise. The tension is constant, and tension is one of the keys to hypertrophy. Since the cables are placed above shoulder level, the pecs have to do serious work to keep the cables down (pec minor), and perform a press forward (pec major). Make sure the elbows still travel straight forward and back. Dumbbell Low Incline Bench Press Set an incline bench on its lowest incline and grab some dumbbells. You'll get more range of motion, integrity of movement at the elbow joint, and tremendous stimulation of both sternal and clavicular pecs due to the seat angle. You can't get any better than that. This is a great exercise for major chest development, provided your shoulders don't give you grief on a regular basis. Plus, you can still go damn heavy. Get The T Nation Newsletters Don' t Miss Out Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level related posts Training 5 Pull-up Challenges You can't consider yourself a ballsy lifter if you're terrible at pull-ups. Here are five tests to see how you measure up. Most Popular Pull-Up Articles, Powerlifting & Strength, Pull-Up, Training Todd Bumgardner June 9 Training Growth Explosion The 30-10-30 Technique Three young athletes gained 14 pounds in 14 days using a new training technique. Here's exactly how they did it. Bodybuilding, Training, Workouts Ellington Darden, PhD June 21 Training The 4 Pillars of Strength Training Weight training wisdom from Dan John, blended with cool techniques and routines that will make you want to rush off to the gym. Bodybuilding, Powerlifting & Strength, Training Dan John July 21 Training Blood Flow Restriction Training Made Simple Everything you need to know about BFR training: How tight to make the straps, where to get them, exercises, rep schemes, and frequency. TC Luoma November 10