resistance training

You will find that chest exercises are one of the most frequent exercises performed down the gym and are very important if you are trying to get rid of man boobs. The chest muscles basically are made up of two muscles which lie on top of the ribs on the chest wall. The smaller muscle, of the two, that lies close to the chest wall is called the pectoralis minor while the bigger muscle that lies on top of the smaller muscle and which gives the chest its size and appearance is called the pectoralis major.

The chest muscles are one of the largest muscle groups in the body and are considered, by many to be a positive sign of masculinity. The pectoral muscles are important for giving good upper body strength which is also very important in many sporting areas.

Many chest workouts not only focus on the chest wall but also work the triceps muscles at the back of the arms as well as the shoulder muscles. Therefore, doing a chest workout will develop the overall shape and size of the upper body.

Stretching exercises to warm up are vital before doing any of these exercises. Light aerobic work such as rowing on a machine is a good choice. This is a particularly good exercise because it will stretch the muscles of the upper body and also increase the heart rate and increase the flow of blood to the muscles, getting them ready for a workout.

One of the most simple yet effective chest exercise workouts is the push up. To start with, lis face down on the floor and place your hands about shoulder width apart. Then, keeping your toes on the ground and body straight, slowly lift yourself up. When you reach the top you can then, again slowly, lower yourself down and then repeat the whole process over again.

If you find this exercise a little difficult at first, an effective trick is to keep your knees in contact with the floor instead of the toes. When you improve you can then progress to the toes. You may find yourself improving rather quickly and in which case to make things a bit harder you can try placing the hands slightly wider than shoulder width. Also when lowering yourself, do it slowly to keep working those chest muscles.

The bench press is a common exercise performed in the gym and is excellent. I would advise to have a partner train with you during this exercise as a safety measure. On the bench you lie flat on your back with a barbel held with both hands at arms length. Then slowly lower the barbel down to the chest and then again slowly, push it back up until the arms are outstretched.

What you will need to concentrate on is keeping your back flat against the bench, not performing any jerky movements and not bouncing the barbell off the chest wall. Doing this exercise once to twice a week with about three sets of eight repetitions will soon get you noticing a change in your chest shape.

If you are aiming to start bodybuilding or just trying to get rid of man boobsthen these are two effective exercises to be starting with.