The chest is one of the largest muscles on the upper body and every guy wants a strong developed chest.

The Chest has two different muscles the pectoralis major and minor and they do slightly different things. The pec major pulls the arm in towards the center of the body and flexes your shoulder.

The pec minor depresses the scapula and downwardly rotates the scapula. All muscles of the body have an origin and an insertion point.

It is very important to know these two points so you can understand which movements will work which muscles. For a good chest workout you want to focus on the pec major which originates from the sternum and inserts on the bicipital groove of the humerus.

To work a muscle most effectively you want to shorten the distance from the insertion to origin. So for the chest anytime that humerus comes closer to the sternum the muscle will be worked better.

There are many workout routines that can get you a strong full looking chest and we will go over some of the techniques that will help you achieve your goals.

There are many exercises that hit each part of the chest. The chest areas are middle, upper, lower, inner and outer.

The upper chest is the weakest and hardest to get mass on. Don’t neglect doing upper chest from day one. You do this by using an inclined bench instead of a flat bench.

Middle chest is done with a flat bench and the lower chest is done with a declined bench. You will be able to lift more with the lower chest than with the flat or upper.

Inner chest is done with flys or close grip bench, this will also work your triceps more than the traditional way so expect to go lighter with the weight.