Upper chest not as big

[andybonse]

My upper chest is lagging,

ive always done a higher weight on flat bench press.

Should i do the same weight for flat and incline until there both equal?

Cheers

[sdb]

weights are going to vary with angle. just focus on incline a little more for a few weeks and you should start to catch up. BUT THE WEIGHTS BETWEEN FLAT AND INCLINE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!!

[/\/\ichael]

Haha I already knew andybonse made this thread before even clicking it By the way dude, upper chest is a weak point for many of us, try doing more incline presses, both dumbbell and barbell. And as sdb said, incline bench press will never be the same as flat bench. Take me for instance, I have a hard time doing 10 reps with 40kg/88lbs on incline, but I did 25 reps with 45kg/99lbs after maxing out with 85kg/187lbs. You see the difference, right?

[Critical Mass]

Yeah, I agree. Upper chest is always weaker. Want to build it? Always start your chest routine with incline presses. I cant remember the last time I did a flat bench press.

[wala]

Good advices guys.

My upper chest isn't bad, but could be better. It's pretty much the same with everyone.

One thing to remember is that muscle hangs down wards due to gravity so if you have an even amount of muscle across your chest from upper to lower, it would still appear to be more developed at the bottom and less at the top!

The tru way to know if you have good mass for upper is to do a most-muscular or side chest pose - that way the muscle is flexed and no lower under the influence of gravity and you can get a true evaluation of whether you do actually have a well developed upper.

On the other hand, to actually see a visible upper chest that LOOKS developed while relaxed, you would need to build the muscle up so much that it becomes very thick - and you'll only get that with time, age and FULL development of the whole pectoral, not many young guys are walking round with great upper chests, believe me! (unless they're taking AAS which I don't recommend )

[XiL3]

Start with incline if you feel the need to. If I were you though, I'd focus on gaining overall mass instead of worrying about weaknesses yet.

[RokySrbin]

Originally Posted by XiL3

Start with incline if you feel the need to. If I were you though, I'd focus on gaining overall mass instead of worrying about weaknesses yet.

I absolutly agree with you XiL3 , first you should focus on gaining overall mass than you can worry about variouse weaknesses

[Grateful_Zack]

I normally Rep with 155 flat bench so a good weight for inclining is 135 for me

[SIRA]

listin dude you want ur upper cheast to grow do this if you dont see improvment never listin to me again.
do 5 sets all the sets have to be 12 reps from your first set to your last you have to keep bring the weight up.. so first set say if u do a 25 plate 2nd set do 30 keep going up so pik the right weight and make sure you do soild 12 reps and if your sholders get sore tommorow its okay when you do chest your sholders end up hurting cuz of ur rotater coff.. n sorrry for the spelling i wasnt the smartest in skewl... try it out

[Herc2015]

Upper chest you say? What the hell is that? I think mine must have fallen off! LOL

[ChRis_StuaRt]

vary the incline/decline of the bench press now and then. different angles hit different muscle fibres and gives you a nice variation every other week. dont just stick to the same exercise for months on end or you wont progress.

[Pfabrizi1]

I like to make sure I hit all 3 angles when I do chest. flat, incline and either decline or dips. Change it up every so often like Chris stuart said, for example one week do flat barbell and dumbbell incline and another week do flat dumbbell and barbell incline and for lower switch between decline stuff and dips.

[Herc2015]

Originally Posted by Pfabrizi1

I like to make sure I hit all 3 angles when I do chest. flat, incline and either decline or dips. Change it up every so often like Chris stuart said, for example one week do flat barbell and dumbbell incline and another week do flat dumbbell and barbell incline and for lower switch between decline stuff and dips.

I'm going to try that for a year and if I don't see any growth with all the change ups, I'm not going to renew my membership at the gym. Instead I'll take up yoga and meditation!