Chest Muscle Exercises:
How To Build Chest Muscles

Bodybuilders who are training to develop their muscles often concentrate on the chest area when they start building their muscle mass. Some of the main exercises for chest muscles recommended for beginners include the incline dumbbell press, incline dumbbell flyes, and pushups.

These chest building exercises work for both the larger muscle (pectoralis major), which lies on both sides of the breast bone, as well as the smaller muscle, (pectoralis minor) which lies underneath.

Bodybuilders in the early stages have to ensure that they work these muscles in different areas. To build chest muscles effectively, experts usually recommend starting with 3 sets of each exercise with 10-15 repetitions.

Once these basic exercises are done, the bodybuilders can then move on the next level. For instance, beginners can start using a barbell instead of a dumbbell to increase the level of resistance. While doing pushups, beginners are requested to keep their body straight, with the arms placed at right angles to the body.

As recommended for other areas of the body, chest muscle exercises should be mixed with those for other areas of the body. For instance, beginners can start with exercises for the back, abs, and biceps on the first day; hamstrings, shoulders, and abs on the second day; quads, forearms, and calves on the third day, and triceps, chest, and abs on the fourth day.

Once the beginners become tolerant to these workouts for chest muscles, they can move on to the intermediate level and increase the frequency, as well as the level of resistance for these exercises.