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Wouldn't you like to walk the beach this summer without your shirt off sporting an amazing pair of well developed pecs? Lets face it, nothing seems to catch the attention of the opposite sex more than a well defined, athletic and muscular chest. Whether your goals are to build muscle, burn fat or simply feel better about yourself, it's a safe bet that at some point your attention will turn to adding more size to the muscles that make up your chest. Before we attempt to discuss the body building exercises that will help you build your massive chest, lets take a look that the muscles that make up the chest area. The Muscles Of The ChestThe scientific name for the muscles that make up the chest area are the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor. Together they are know as the pecs, or pectorals. The pectoralis major is the main muscle that you will be focusing your attention on as you begin to build chest muscles and increase the overall size and strength of your chest. The main function of the pectoralis major is to bring the humorous across the chest. (Think of the movement of a properly performed dumbbell fly)
If you are trying to build chest muscles through body building exercise, you will be primarily focusing your attention on strengthening and building the pectoralis major.
While much has been made about different body building exercises that specifically target the "upper" pectoral and the "lower" pectoral, it is important to realize that you are really only training one muscle, the pectoralis major. If you are focusing your efforts to build your chest muscles by sticking with a few basic compound exercises, chances are you are adequately targeting both the upper and lower portions of your pectoralis major. This diagram illustrates the "upper" and "lower" portion of the pectoralis major that you will target in order strengthen and build chest muscles in an even and symmetrical manner.
As far as training specifically to build chest muscles goes...all of the muscle gain basics apply. Take a look over this list to make sure you have the minimum requirements for muscle growth in order.
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