Gym Workouts for a Better Chest

Believe it or not, having a good chest increases your chances of getting a well developed core. Actually, good gym workouts and chest exercises help in developing your core but that is somewhat the same principal.

This is a workout I have used a few times just to wake up my pectoral muscles especially when I come out of a week or a few days off of training. I happened to read a few versions of this workout in various fitness and muscle magazines and I have got to say that I’m glad I took the time to read all that.

I have learned that doing supersets focusing on two totally different muscle groups can have a huge impact when it comes to muscle building and fat burning. The gym workout I am going to give you here involves doing supersets while working your chest and triceps. So here it goes:

• Bench Press superset with Bench Dips: 3 x 15 reps
• Incline Bench Press superset with Incline Barbell Extensions: 3 x 15 reps
• Dumbbell Bench Press superset with Overhand Grip Pushdowns: 3 x 15
• Incline Dumbbell Presses: Dropsets
• Seated Single-Arm Dumbbell Extensions superset with Dumbbell Flyes: 3 x 15 reps
• Weighted Dips: Dropsets

Add More Effect

You do not have to follow these gym workouts step by step. In fact, I recommend that you switch it up a little every time you attempt to perform this workout routine. I am not a fan of decline bench presses so I did not add that workout to the list but I do perform declines once every 2 weeks.

I would advise doing a simple 5 – 10 minute warm up consisting of stretching and a light cardio before performing these gym workouts. After performing the workouts, and only if you want, add in 20 – 30 minutes of cardio just to burn off extra fat. Doing cardio after workouts has proven to be more effective in concerns to fat burning when compared to doing cardio before workouts.

Some Mistakes to Avoid

When doing gym workouts for chest muscles, it is extremely important to keep in mind a few common mistakes that prevent you from getting the chest you want. Here they are:

• Placing too much emphasis on machines (Free weights are more effective)
• Under-training your upper chest (people tend to focus more on doing flat bench presses while doing little or no incline at all)
• Relying too much on barbell presses (it is not a bad thing but be sure to perform equal amounts of dumbbell presses in your workouts)