Building a Massive Chest Without Using Steroids
Yes, It is Possible to Add Awesome size to your Chest Naturally
Jul 18, 2009
Every man possessing incredible size and strength has one thing in common; a collection of massive, thick and impressive pectorals. The chest muscles are the centerpiece of an optimally fit and chiseled male physique. Other muscle groups such as the deltoids, biceps, triceps and abdominals, appear as if they are merely attachments to the king of all upper body muscles: the pectorals. Building massive pectorals certainly creates a handing down effect to the other upper body muscle groups.
There are hundreds of theories on how to go about building awesome pectorals. For those who have chosen the drug free lifestyle it seems that the 'less is more' alternative works best. This goes for every element of weight training with the exception of one: Intensity. Creating more intensity naturally decreases the high volume typically used during conventional workouts.
High Intensity Training for Natural Bodybuilders
While the typical high volume chest routine works well for a bodybuilder using steroids, it usually has an adverse affect on those training in a drug free manner. A chest workout which traditionally calls for 15 to 20 sets dramatically breaks down muscle tissue beyond repair unless steroids or growth hormone are aiding and assisting the process. Natural bodybuilders will experience much greater results with a plan suggesting only one or two sets per exercise. The key is to take each set performed to muscle failure by using such techniques as drop sets, giant sets and negatives. One set per movement can spark tremendous growth spurts for the natural lifter provided that this single set is taken to the absolute limit.
The Chest Responds to a Wide Variety of Exercises
Not unlike other muscle groups, the pectorals thrive on variety when it comes to exercises, equipment and angles. Instead of simply pounding a barbell into the chest once every five days, try changing routines with each workout. The performance of presses for instance, should be rotated between barbells, dumbbells, hammer machines and smith machines. Continuing to vary the angles from flat to incline to decline ensures that each part of the chest is worked equally. It is also vital to change the method of executing fly movements during each chest workout.
Use everything the gym has to offer. A super chest workout relies on a huge arsenal of possible exercises and equipment. Parallel dipping bars offer a great stretch for the seldom used lower pectorals. Cable cross overs are designed to exhaust the entire pectoral by offering many different angles and stances. Pullover machines also provide unique angles in order to deepen the stretch during a chest workout. Good old fashioned push-ups put the finishing touch on a great workout.
The pectorals are a large group of muscles and should be trained accordingly by incorporating many different movements and angles, all while keeping the training volume to a minimum. Check out the book, The New High Intensity Training (HIT), in order to find new ways to force the chest muscles to grow. The book In The Bunker thoroughly explains and demonstrates each exercise necessary to optimize the human physique.
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