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Old 09-20-2008, 12:20 AM   #1
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I been doing every possible workout for my chest, and I feel it all in the shoulders, and I dont know why. My buddy says the way I do them is correct, and last week all the ones I did were working out my chest, now its ALL shoulders... any advice? or know why this is happening.

Im like 6'1 - 140Lbs, and I do have a "flat" chest, so could this be affecting my workout?
 
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Old 09-20-2008, 12:31 AM   #2
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There's one of your problems. Don't workout just one body part all week, your body needs time to heal. You're definitely over training.

What's your workout routine like. Post exercises, sets weights and reps for both shoulders and chest.
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Old 09-20-2008, 12:36 AM   #3
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good on ya gringo^
make sure you leave a day or 2 before your chest workout for upper body rest, strengthen your shoulders gradually & do you feel pain in your chest muscles the next day??
i know how you feel my anterior delts fire up big time
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Old 09-20-2008, 12:47 AM   #4
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Like the first day I did chest and upper body I felt my outer chest muscles hurt, but then after that hardly at all.

My routine is

Mon= Chest / Abs / Shoulders (Upper Body)
Tues= Legs / Back / Flexibility
Wed= off
Thur= Chest / Abs / Shoulders (Upper Body)
Fri= Legs / Back / Flexibility
Sat= Various
Sun= off

I usually do about 3x10 of most machines. or until i feel a painful burn in the muscle. I would need help making a routine to follow :/ since Im very new at this.

And I usually add in some upper body even with my lower body workouts :/ bad idea right?
 
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Old 09-20-2008, 01:10 AM   #5
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Well the thing about it is you should stick to one body part a day imo. This way you can concentrate on it more and it gives your body time to heal before you hit it again.

It's all fine and dandy that you do 3 sets of 10 but how many exercises per body part do you do?

And don't rely on just machines for all your workouts, get into some free weights. Imo free weights are the best thing to do and only use the machines to concentrate on certain things. Machines do all the stabalizing for you and free weights make you do it yourself and that helps build a stronger core strength.

You shoud be doing 4-6 exercises per body part depending. If it's a big body part like back or legs then do a few more sets then lets say your tri's. The way I look at it is you want round 10 sets for smaller body parts and 15 or more for bigger ones. Some say it might be over training on some things but listen to your body, if you feel like it's to much then it might be so cut back a couple sets and see how you feel. But don't be one of those guys who one day i a little tired and decides to cut back because he thinks he's over training. Stick it out few weeks and if you still feel that way then cut back a little. You're bound to be tired every now and then.

Remember that your whole body works together. Building your back will in return help your bench and building your bi's will help your back become stronger and lower back will help your squat and so on. So don't just concentrate on the basics.

Core strength is a big thing to have. With it you can increase almost everything else. Squats, deads and bench all build a stronger core strength and every routine should have then in it imo.

Your body will strt to plateau over time and that's when you should change up your routine a little. Instead of doing bb bench switch it up to db bench. Switch up military presses to db shoulder presses. This lets say shocks your system into growing again.

Another thing that is very important is your diet. Honestly you are a little on the skinny side for your height. Eat a good solid diet of protein and complex carbs. With a clean solid diet you will be able to grow and not be stuck.

What it will come down to in the end is you experimenting with your body. If you feel like something works then stick with it and if it doesn't then switch it up until you feel that it does work. It's all trial and error until you get it down.

This is kind of ling but I hope I answered some of the questions in it and if I didn't then just ask!
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Old 09-20-2008, 01:40 AM   #6
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separate your exercises

Mon= Chest / Abs / triceps
Tues= Back / Flexibility /
Wed= shoulders / legs / upper traps
Thur= off
Fri= biceps / triceps / abs
Sat= catch up on what you need to do
Sun= off
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Old 09-20-2008, 01:53 AM   #7
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@gringo220 - thks for the well written note. really helped me understand the body a bit more. How often should I change around what i do ? complex carbs ? what is that? Pretty much everyday I have beef, chicken, massed P's, Rice, veggies. What gives me a good amount of complex carbs?

@anthk - thks for the routine workout. Ill try adding in workouts I know with it, and hopefully be able to PM you and see what you think.

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At the moment Im on quickmass (i know this is know supplement talk) but what could i use for quicker muscle healing? or something like getting extra carbs?
 
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Old 09-20-2008, 08:14 AM   #8
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1 tip 4 you. When doing any kind of chest press, dont not keep your elbows to far flared out and inline with your shoulders, keep em closer to your sides
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Old 09-20-2008, 09:20 AM   #9
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Heres my tip for you as well. When you do flys go as low as possible so it feels like your chest isa going to rip in half.
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Old 09-20-2008, 10:54 AM   #10
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While we are tipping here..lol.. when benching squeeze your shoulder blades together while on the bench.. then perform your bench press. This will help to stretch your chest out.
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Old 09-20-2008, 11:09 AM   #11
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^and keep your shoulders from hurting.
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Old 09-20-2008, 11:23 AM   #12
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