How To Build Bigger Chest Muscles – Top Exercises

So you want to learn how to build bigger chest muscles? Who Doesn’t! But wanting something doesn’t necessarily mean you will get it. But with the right exercises at your disposal when you head off to the gym, your chances of getting chiseled pecs will greatly multiply.

If you want to learn the best exercises to help breathe new life into your flat chest muscles, then this article will give you the insight into the exercises that are “the best of the best” and the “cream of the crop”.

Doing only bench presses each time you hit the gym will only limit your growth potential. Add some of the exercises below into your workout mix and you will gain far superior results that by doing only bench presses alone.

Bench Press

If you are a complete newbie to working out, then I will introduce you to the bench press. This is a powerful chest building exercise but as I stated above, it shouldn’t be the only exercise you use to build big pecs. The bench press is what is known as a compound exercise, because it works many muscles at once, rather than isolating only one.

This exercise, although simple, can be performed in numerous ways by altering the grip (wide grip, close grip), bench angle (flat, incline, decline), and weights used (barbell or dumbbell).

However you choose to do the bench press, it should be the foundational exercise chosen to strengthen and boost the size of your chest muscles. Add additional chest exercises into your routine to further enhance the effects of the bench press.

Parallel Bar Dips

This exercise focuses on hitting the inner and upper pecs. Lean forward as you do this movement and greater emphasis will be placed on your chest.

Dumbbell Bench Press

I often recommend swapping regular barbell bench presses with dumbbell bench presses because the latter exercise will target the pecs more powerfully. Or at the very least mix up your bench routine by alternating dumbbells with barbells each week.

The reason why dumbbells are so effective is because the reduce the “cheating” effect that happens when you use a barbell. Typically, one of your pectoral muscles will be stronger than the other and this will stop the weaker muscle from developing. Using a dumbbell will wipe out this “cheating” effect.

Chest Flys

This isolated exercise works wonders at targeting the chest muscles. It’s best done with light to moderate weight with high repetitions. Don’t do this exercise with heavy weight as the shoulders are put under stress because of the angle when you lie on the bench.

Push Ups

This simple and powerful exercise can be used to target the chest with great effectiveness. The bonus of doing push up is that they can be performed anywhere! But the set up will have to be changed to target the chest muscles more effectively.

Instead of starting off with your hands shoulder width apart, extend them out so they are as wide as possible. Then push yourself up and lower yourself down. Do as many reps as possible.

Now you know how to build bigger chest muscles! These exercises were chosen for the potency and their ability to give you quick results. Use them next time you workout so you can start your journey towards achieving those pecs you have always desired.