Decline bench

[ozman]

i haven't done these for a few years for fear of a drooping chest

could i do them once every couple of months ?

[sarcasm]

it ain't gonna build a "droopy chest" you fucking moron, not training and eating like shit will give you a droopy chest, MRI studies have shown that the angle of the bench doesn't matter they all hit every part of the chest equally.

[pobrecito]

Decline is a good movement.

Just ask ronnie coleman

[WOOO]

i personally find decline uncomfortable and i feel the weight working my chest far more when doing incline than either decline or supine... incline works best for me, however all of the above contract the chest in the same fashion

[ozman]

it ain't gonna build a "droopy chest" you fucking moron, not training and eating like shit will give you a droopy chest, MRI studies have shown that the angle of the bench doesn't matter they all hit every part of the chest equally.

sooooooooooooooooooooorr y

we aren't all experts mate






oh i forgot, this is getbig

eveyone's an expert

[XS]

Oz, Wide grip Dips are far superior to decline benches.  You are better off to do more Inclines instead..  I have read what Sarcasm did also.  But you can direct MORE focus to an area and cause developement in that area. 

[Overload]

Just another tool for chest...i've always had great workouts starting with incline DB press and follow up with heavy decline BB press.

 

[JPM]

Droopy chest would mean over development of the lower pecs, I believe. Most BB'ers will find the upper portion of the chest  hard to develop and the lower part quite easy. If anyone had the desire to really hit the lower pec's than the dips (like XS suggested) would be a superior exercise for most guy's. Better angle and results, than the declines, for a lot of people.

 Some of the older BB'ers (with over developed lower pec's) who stop working out seem to lose muscle mass around the shoulders and upper chest but still have those man boob's hanging around. Looking pretty crappy in a 'T' or casual shirt. And with the male horomone changers in the mid 40's or so, those man boobs just get fatter it seems.

Side bar: A chest or pec's never impressed me as being all that manly. Kind of girly in a way (just my thinking..no offense to anyone). Always thought the shoulders, back and traps really gave the look of power to a man. Good Look.

[AVBG]

droopy pecs is more a genetic or a fat thing rather than an exercise choice problem.

[Oldschool Flip]

droopy pecs is more a genetic or a fat thing rather than an exercise choice problem.

Correct!

[sarcasm]

droopy pecs is more a genetic or a fat thing rather than an exercise choice problem.

that's exactly what i was saying in my post above, any pressing movement at any angle will build the entire chest region, your chest muscles contract as a whole not in parts.

[ozman]

maybe droopy was a bad choice of a word

[JPM]

Of course the chest muscles (pec major & minor) will contract as a whole with a pressing movement in front and away from the body. But a XS said, you can direct more focus to a sectioned area of the pec's with more stress with certain angled exercised. MRI's will not always tell the complete story when a muscle group is flexed/contracted, by an image alone.

Droopy man boobs are not necessarily a genetic thing if the diet is watched and exercise is continued throughout one's life.  The lower pecs, without a lack of steady exercise and poor diet, may lead to that condition. Adding body fat just make matters worst. Good Luck.