One study from York University tested this claim with the help of electromyography and found that all three basic variants of dumbbell presses (flat, decline and incline) have the potential to activate
more pectoral muscle fibers than their barbell counterparts.
Not exact matches
However, this isn't true — your
pectoral muscles are much
more complex than that and most people don't work on them as well as they should, or in the correct way.
When lifting with narrow grip the triceps and front delts are
more involved than the
pectoral muscles.
Their aim is not building strength but rather pump
more nutrient - rich blood in the
pectoral muscles.
Your grip may help you or destroy your bench press.Closer grip will work
more your triceps and shoulders than your chest.Wider grip will do quite the opposite — your
pectoral muscles will do most of the work.Just the right grip will recruit your shoulders, chest
muscles and triceps and will give you the greatest pressing power.Lower the bar until it touches your chest.In this position the forearms should be perfectly vertical if you want to generate
more pressing power.
By varying the angle of the bars OR the angle of your body you can focus
more on your triceps (for toning or building arm
muscle) or specific
muscles across your
pectorals, or chest
muscles.
his makes fly moves
more important as
pectoral muscles function to bring arms towards the center and flys help do just tat.
thought I was growing
pectoral muscles but noticed the other day it's
more fatty tissue than
muscle... ie i'm growing tits... dr says the estrogen in flax and fish oil and saw palmetto are likely culprits.
Studies show that the animals caught by predators are generally weaker and
more diseased than those killed by manmade sources.6, 7 One study found that «birds killed by cats had significantly lower mass, fat scores, and
pectoral muscle mass scores» than birds of the same species killed by cars or windows.8 These studies indicate that cats are catching what some biologists refer to as the «doomed surplus» 9 — animals who would not have lived, and so whose death does not affect overall population levels.