Chest exercises for men is just what the doctor ordered if you are looking for a leaner, more muscular chest.
There are numerous exercises that men can do to build a stronger chest.
The push-up has to be one of the most common and oldest exercises that do just that.
To perform a push, lower your body to the ground.
Assume the position with your hands flat on the ground with your body extended using the toes to keep your lower half from touching the ground.
Spread you hands out so your arm forms a 90 degree angle.
Next, lower yourself down until your chest is about 3 inches from the ground and then raising your body back to the starting position.
Repeat this until you have completed 12-15 repetitions.
You generally want to complete 3-4 sets of this one exercise.
When you are working out the chest, it's a good idea to select 3-4 different exercises and performing 3-4 sets of each exercise.
Depending on your goal, the amount of weight and the number of repetitions will vary.
Chest exercises are for men of old ages! The next exercise we will discuss is the dumbbell press.
The dumbbell press is performed by grabbing a dumbbell for each hand and laying flat on your back on a bench.
It is performed the same way a push-up is performed, except you are pushing weights upward instead of pushing your body weight, your arms should still be in the same position.
The elbows should form a 90 degree angle.
When you push up drive the weighs upward squeezing the chest muscles as you are doing so.
You should feel the connection with mind and muscle.
Once you drive the weight up, slowly slower it back to the starting position.
Repeat 8-12 reps and 3-4 sets of this chest exercise.
Again, depending on your goals you can go with heavier weights and lower repetitions if you are looking to build strength 4-6 range or if size is the goal 10-12 rep range is ideal.
Lastly, we will discuss the declined bench press.
One of the most neglected chest exercises men forget.
Generally, most men perform inclined bench presses and while very effective, it leaves the lower part of the chest underdeveloped.
To perform this exercise, lay down on the decline bench.
I know it will feel awkward at first, due to the fact you are not used to it.
But you will be real soon, that's for sure! Make sure the bar is located directly above your nipples, you're in that general area.
Next, position you hands in a way that when you lower the bar your elbows again are forming that same 90 degree angle.
As like with the other 2 exercises, you should aim for 8-12 repetitions or depending on your goal, it may vary.
These are some of the best chest exercises for men to date! Of course, there are plenty of other's that are effective, but these are the meat and potatoes of them all.
In addition to what we have discussed today, please make sure you do not over-do-it in the gym.
It shouldn't take you more than an 45 minutes to an hour to work-out and please give yourself enough rest in between days you exercise the chest.