Weak Points

[malieduard]

Hi everyone,

I have been training following a push/pull/legs program, but since I am a long distance runner I do legs a week. I am not that skinny as you would think when one hears "LD Runner". 184cm, 78kg, 11% bodyfat.

I have been struggling to grow my chest or improve the strength for the past few months. I do incline+decline bench press/dumbbell press, pec flys, and the ocassional push-ups. Yet I feel like it's always hard compared to for example my shoulders (where I made a lot of progress) and triceps (less but noticeable). What are your tips and tricks to get the chest stronger&growing?

Thank you!

 

[buck]

What are you doing to work your chest? And how are you executinting the movements?

 

[IndividualMan]

higher chest frequency. add a few sets of chest to your leg days (if you are doing P/P/L/Rest/Repeat)
Maybe some flys or machine presses.
make sure you got good form, no ego,

 

[BALLISTIC]

Inverted grip, plate press, neutral dumbbells, short range flies, machine flies short range. Make sure the emphasis is the contraction in your chest not shoulders. Worry about weight once you master technique.

 

[malieduard]

What are you doing to work your chest? And how are you executinting the movements?

I am doing the Press (Incline/Decline), Dec Fly, and Push-ups. I don't do heavy weight as I want the technique to be correct. Think 3x12 per exercise and an average of 60 kg. But I am stuck at that weight...sometimes even 60 feels super hard.