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Nine Pack · 28-11-2007, 08:52 AM

Lee, wise words there & a great way of explaining it too. James has a strange chest (no offence bud, read on) in as much as it actually looks bigger when he's relaxed, as in that pic eric took of him in the vest recently on the Leisurlee Fitness thread). He was no doubt powering through with his ridiculously powerful delts & triceps as me & John told him a while ago & he already knew it. It's taken him a while, but hopefully the changes you mention will help him recruit more chest muscle & less arms/delts.

The chest (pec major for this purpose) is one of those muscles with more than one point of origin. It originates mainly from the sternum, but also has a small portion coming from the medial portion of the clavicle (collar bone) with both parts attaching on the humerus. The small portion originating from the clavicle is often the part responsible for the upper chest thickness & needs a slightly varied approach IMHO. As the secondary function of this muscle is to medially rotate the arm (rotate inwards), it helps to utilise this motion at the point of contraction after the primary function has been used (adducting the arm).

It's easily executed on cable crossovers & dumb bell work but nigh on impossible with a bar. On cable crossovers for example, at the midpoint (point of contraction), rotating the hands so the palms are facing the floor & thumbs inwards will force more fibres in this portion to be used (even though the cable crossover is virtually a decline flye movement).

28-11-2007, 08:52 AM	#143 (permalink)
Nine Pack Shouldn't be let out loose.... Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,714	Re: James Llewellin's 'Arnold Classic' preparation thread Lee, wise words there & a great way of explaining it too. James has a strange chest (no offence bud, read on) in as much as it actually looks bigger when he's relaxed, as in that pic eric took of him in the vest recently on the Leisurlee Fitness thread). He was no doubt powering through with his ridiculously powerful delts & triceps as me & John told him a while ago & he already knew it. It's taken him a while, but hopefully the changes you mention will help him recruit more chest muscle & less arms/delts. The chest (pec major for this purpose) is one of those muscles with more than one point of origin. It originates mainly from the sternum, but also has a small portion coming from the medial portion of the clavicle (collar bone) with both parts attaching on the humerus. The small portion originating from the clavicle is often the part responsible for the upper chest thickness & needs a slightly varied approach IMHO. As the secondary function of this muscle is to medially rotate the arm (rotate inwards), it helps to utilise this motion at the point of contraction after the primary function has been used (adducting the arm). It's easily executed on cable crossovers & dumb bell work but nigh on impossible with a bar. On cable crossovers for example, at the midpoint (point of contraction), rotating the hands so the palms are facing the floor & thumbs inwards will force more fibres in this portion to be used (even though the cable crossover is virtually a decline flye movement). __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ''I reject your reality and substitute my own'' Adam Savage.