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Can I Builder A Gladiator Chest Without Barbell Bench Press?

TANGO.ECHO.KILO said:
Works well in addition to a strength training program/resistance training. You won't necessarily get HUGE on bodyweight exercises, but imo these basic exercises build a solid base and also are very low stress for individuals with pre-existing injuries or in rehabilitation. I started like this before I ever picked up a weight in middle school, and have continued into my adult life. Now I try to bust out at least 5/6 sets of 40-45 reps everyday even on chest day, like anything you just gotta start and stick with it. Over time you will see results. I do the same thing will pull ups, set you a bar up and every time you walk past it do a set to failure, leave a pad there and write it down. You'd be amazed how quick they add up, and if I do 10 sets of 15 reps over the course of the day I still have plenty of gas that night for pull-downs, rows, DL, etc.
Stagger your hands, close grip, wide grip, diamond, top fist for wrist strength, another good one is "mantis-grip" which is essentially on the back of your hands fingers pointed inwards...works my forearms pretty good too. Throw your feet on the wall and do some handstand pushups in between your sets of Military press, my new favorite.

It's not for everyone, but it's ingrained in me...
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thanks brother. i'll probably start doing push ups at the grocery store just to piss the ol' lady off! :D
 
johnnyBALLZ said:
It's a dark pic but what the fuck do you think is wrong with your chest!?!?

I believe we have a classic case if body dysmorphia here...
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ah hell....yeah well i probably do have a small case of dysmorphia BUT when I competed over the summer this was the judges feedback I got. can't a brother just want a big fucking chest! :D
 
"Can I Builder A Gladiator Chest Without Barbell Bench Press?"

Yes.. Pushups
If you're working shoulders or tris more, then
push your thumbs together as you raise up..
almost like the tension of a pecdeck..
Doing this a few times and you feel the tension on your chest..

I know guys in my units who built very big
chests with pushups alone..

Pullups for back and biceps and hill sprints for legs..
I wish I had a workout partner and a place for these
 
He'll now a days most pros say they use dumbells for overall chest development and size....of course barbell is the best for raw power...and debatable for raw size unless your a power lifter but since we are talking chest development and not raw strength and thickness....hell ya bro you can build a glad chest Imo without barbell. ...after 20 odd years of heavy barbell bench and dumbells I have sustained more injuries doing barbell then anything. ..honestly think I could have done dumbells and got better shape overall without barbell
Peace
Zaxar
 
Barbell causes shoulder injuries for a lot of guys..
elbows pointed down toward the feet helps,
but I still don't like it.

Cable Flys like PI22 said.. or pecker deck
for pre-exhaust before lighter barbell or pushups..

I like pushups because they work my abs like planks,
and I can do them anywhere..

I was doing them with my 160lb pregnant girl
and her 40lb son on my shoulders.. with the help of Test :-)
 
IM A RATHER TALL FRAME...MY SHOULDERS...TRICEPS FOR A LONG TIME WERE MY DEVELOPED AND STONG POINTS...WICKED DEVELOPEMENT...BUT SUB-PAR CHEST...I COULD AND CAN CLOSE GRIP 4 -PLATES 6-8 + SO THAT BEING SAID THE SOLUTION WAS TO FORGET THE HAEVY COMPOUND FLAT BENCH,WEIGHTED DIPS ETC FOR CHEST DEVELOPEMENT-WHAT FINALLY BROUGHT THE CHEST GROWTH AND HYPERTROPHY I DESIRED WAS (PRE EXHAUSTING THE CHEST_PRE-X.tHE METHODE WAS TRUTHFULLY DUMBELL FLYS,FLAT,INCLINE,DECLINE-DIDNT MATTER....AND THEN I WOULD GO NEXT TO MY PRESSING MOVEMENTS...FLAT,INCLINE,ETC...THE THING WAS MY CHEST EXPERIENCED THE STIMULATION BEFORE I DID MY PRESS MOVEMENTS-YES I COULDNT PUSH AS MUCH -AFTER THE DUMBELL FLY PRE EXHAUST MOVEMENT....BUT I ACHEIVED THE FULL STIMULATION THAT MY TRICEPS AND DELTOIDS ROBBED ME OF BEFORE..AND WHAM...FULL CHEST DEVELOPEMENT...TOP TO BOTTOM...HYPERTROPHY AND A FULL DEVELOPED CHEST IS WHAT YOU SEEK...MAYBEE GIVE ISOLATION A TRY WITH CHEST FIRST BEFORE THE COMPOUND MOVEMENT.iTS NOTHING NEW.
 
TANGO.ECHO.KILO said:
pushups.
Drop and do pushups to failure when your feet hit the floor in the am. While your eggs are cooking, every time a commercial comes on, every time you look at the clock, every time your team scores a touchdown. Waiting for a shirt to dry? Sounds like a good time for some pushups...Before you lay your head down at night, drop and hit the deck.

pushups.
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Pushups are way under rated, just wish I was motivated to do them like you stated above.

p-lethal said:
my chest development is by far my weakest link. I've had surgery on both shoulders / elbows over the past 4 years so when bench pressing something just doesn't feel "right" anymore and not to mention my stabilizers are so jacked up i shake a lot. so I've been focusing on heavy dumbbell work and smith machine presses but my chest growth is still no where near it needs to be as compared to my shoulders and arms.

thoughts and/or advice?
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I used to only do db presses and my chest was the strongest attribute. Like jb said, bb press is good for strength, db is great for aesthetics.
 
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