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Dumbbell bench presses are superior to the barbell bench press: they allow you to tweak your form to get the most out of the lift. By simply adjusting the way that you hold the dumbbells and how ...

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The Incline Bench Press is one of the best upper chest exercises there is, but there's one major problem preventing us from getting the maximum benefit out of it. The front delt likes to dominate...

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Today, I want to take you through my chest and back workout, covering the exercises and the methodology behind them. Those things aside, there’s one variable in particular that we’re going to...

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Unlike other areas of the chest, the upper pecs (the top half that starts up at the collarbone) allow for a degree of targeting that the other areas do not. If yours are lacking fullness, the rig...

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Today I’m going to share my favorite chest exercises… but there’s a catch. We can only use dumbbells! I’ll show you what to do whether you are training for hypertrophy, strength or power...

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Today, we're diving deep into the most underrated piece of equipment in your workout arsenal for chest workouts – the cable machine. The constant tension and variety of angles you can achieve w...

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Did you know the lower chest is one of the two biggest problem areas for men? Yep. Right up there with their abs! Is your lower chest sagging, missing muscular definition, lacking ‘shape’ or ...

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Despite the benefits of the Bench Press, there are plenty of things that can go wrong especially in the shoulders, wrists, elbows and back. I've put together a Bench Press checklist that I’m go...

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In this complete guide to chest workouts, I’ll give you an overview of chest muscle anatomy, and show you the best chest exercises and workouts for every region of the pec muscles regardless of...

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In this complete guide to chest workouts, I’ll give you an overview of chest muscle anatomy, and show you the best chest exercises and workouts for every region of the pec muscles regardless of...

https://athleanx.com/articles/pec-workouts

've got a problem with this popular 30 day Pushup challenge. The truth is that doing Push-Ups like this is not all it’s cracked up to be. I want to explore the problem with this popular Push Up...

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Today, I’m going to introduce you to a workout that simultaneously engages your chest and abs in each exercise. This powerful combination not only helps you sculpt a strong, impressive chest, b...

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I’m going to show you a simple chest day hack you can use during any chest workout that will help you build more chest muscle mass. The pec major inserts on the upper arm bone and–spoiler al...

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I’m going to breakdown everything that is wrong with the Dumbbell Fly (Chest Fly). But I’m also going to show you alternatives that are more effective AND far safer. The post Stop Doing Che...

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Do you know how to increase your Bench Press? In other words, which exercise is best for boosting your bench numbers? Is it the traditional Barbell Bench Press? Dumbbell fly exercises? You might...

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No more excuses for not training your upper body. I’m literally giving you the perfect upper-body workout that you can start today. Not only am I going to break down the perfect push workout, b...

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In this article, I’m going to cover the Push Workout routine that covers upper body exercises that work the push muscles. I’ll also cover supersets, which is when you pair two similar or two ...

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Just because you don’t have the option to run to a bench press like you would in a gym doesn’t mean you can't get an effective workout with just your body weight. Especially if you use a cou...

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You may think that to gain muscle mass in the chest, you have to apply heavy weight. But you’ll be surprised what you can accomplish with resistance bands. I’ve compiled the eight best resist...

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What if I told you that you could build a bigger chest AND increase your maximum number of Push-Ups in just 22 days? No tricks or gimmicks – Just hard work… and one of the best known bodyweig...

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Being able to effectively hit your upper, mid and lower chest from home with NO equipment may seem impossible. But, I’m here to show you it’s definitely not! Once you’ve got an understandin...

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Some think that bodyweight chest workouts are not intense enough to build muscle at home without equipment. They would be wrong. Metabolically, if you build up enough metabolites through overload...

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Six Pack Abs and Building Athletic Muscle

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Six Pack Abs and Building Athletic Muscle

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Every day hundreds of thousands of pushups are done in gyms everywhere, and unfortunately many of those reps are wasted. I’m going to show you the biggest mistake people make when performing th...

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