Haha, I mean, the pec is one muscle. There’s no “upper” or “lower”

You don’t just use the “upper” area of the pectoral muscle when you do a bench press no matter the angle you are pressing at IMHO therefore it really isn’t “targetable”, not even with isolation, unless your body was built a certain way.

To add, you can technically activate the upper area of the chest more than the middle and lower areas based on angle of pressing to a certain extent, but at the end of the day you are still using your entire pec muscle to do the work. It is a tricky area for sure.

As @No1Hokie said, genetics

[Post edited by HokieHoopz at 05/10/2019 7:45PM]

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Posted: 05/10/2019 at 7:37PM

gym peeps: ... how do you train for top-of-pecs cuts like this? -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 5:32PM

Hey Cuz _ I like this guy for most gym exercises. With good explanations. -- Concord Dan 05/11/2019 10:06AM

Got it! Thx! ** -- bourbonstreet 05/11/2019 3:36PM

Incline barbell bench press is the king of all chest exercises. ** -- BG Hokie 05/11/2019 07:37AM

oh yes, geez not done that since the 80's. thx! ** -- bourbonstreet 05/11/2019 3:42PM

Compliment your weights with some laps in the pool... -- BusLoadaBozos 05/10/2019 9:16PM

Agry-- love butterfly, though butterfly hates my spine. : ( ** -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 9:26PM

Last I checked, you can’t technically “target” a specific area of the pec ** -- HokieHoopz 05/10/2019 7:34PM

Well, 'K, ...can I target a general area? maybe a hemisphere? ** -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 7:35PM

Haha, I mean, the pec is one muscle. There’s no “upper” or “lower” -- HokieHoopz 05/10/2019 7:37PM

Delete** -- Concord Dan 05/11/2019 10:03AM

Well... -- `lag 05/10/2019 7:26PM

Flat/incline bench presses. Dumbbell flyes and pullovers work well. -- MikeVT85 05/10/2019 7:17PM

I hate flys with dumbbells. Cables are better for fly movement IMO. -- BG Hokie 05/11/2019 07:39AM

I'ma actually the other way; tho' I lighten my free-weight flies to -as you -- bourbonstreet 05/11/2019 3:43PM

I'm going to sound holier than thou here but I think dumbbell -- BG Hokie 05/11/2019 3:59PM

pullovers=the old nosebreakers... dang, not done that in 30 years. thx! ** -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 7:31PM

Incline bench press ** -- SarahVTHokie24 05/10/2019 7:08PM

What does he look like NOT punching a guy? ** -- hoosnowahokie 05/10/2019 6:54PM

You don’t train for that... -- No1Hokie 05/10/2019 6:30PM

God given genes, incline press, and some shoulder/chest work will do it -- CochraneResident 05/10/2019 6:14PM

...can't say I disagry on A/Hap... tho' inclines is not a bad start. Thx! ** -- bourbonstreet 05/10/2019 6:20PM

Haha, I mean, the pec is one muscle. There’s no “upper” or “lower”

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