In the - Use heavy weights and low reps - use a weight that allows only 4 to 6 reps of strict form exercises
- Low volume workouts - approximately 8 to 10 sets per muscle group - usually done with 3 different exercises.
- Compound lifts done before anything else - meaning exercises like squats, deadlifts, and bench presses are done before other exercises for the same muscle groups
Emphasis should be put on these two points:
Compound lifts over isolation movements - compound chest exercises such as bench press and dumbbell press will always help you develop a better chest than isolation movements such as dumbbell flyes.
Heavy weights, low reps over light weights, high reps - no matter what you do, lifting heavy with lower number of reps will always develop a better pectoral muscle than light weights with high reps. Provide the right stimulus, through heavy weights, and your chest will respond.
With that said, below, we have a few of the best chest exercises you can perform to build up your chest muscle and get rid of your man boobs.
Flat Bench Barbell Press
The flat bench press is a compound exercise that builds size and strength in the chest muscle, front delts, and triceps. It is the staple exercise for building chest muscle to help you get rid of man boobs.
- Lie on a flat bench, with your feet spread a bit wider than shoulder width for balance
- Your grip should be medium width such that when you lower the bar, your forearms should be perpendicular to the floor
- Use a closed grip, not an open grip. While many like to use an open grip for whatever reasons, there's no benefit of using it over a closed grip.
- Lift up the bar from the rack and hold it at arm's length above you
- Lower the bar in a controlled motion until it touches your lower pecs
- Press the bar up until at arm's length again
Dumbbell Press
Similar to the flat bench press, this exercise develops the mass and strength of the pectoral muscles. Using dumbbells allows the chest to work through a greater range of motion, and an extra degree of balance and coordination is required forcing stabilizer muscles to work even harder. This is also one of the best man boobs exercises.
- Lie flat on a bench with feet firmly planted on the floor, buttocks, back, shoulder, and head positioned on the bench
- If you're doing heavy dumbbell presses, you may need to use your legs to help "kick up" the dumbbells into the starting position - or, have your spotter hand you the dumbbells
- Keep your shoulder blades pinched together - this creates the most stable pushing environment
- Start the movement with the dumbbells at about shoulder level and palms facing forward
- Push the weights up and then lower the dumbbells as low as you can and feel the complete stretch in the pec muscles
Incline Bench Press
The incline bench press builds mass and strength in the middle and upper regions of the pectoral muscle, and front deltoids and triceps are also recruited in this exercise.
- Lie flat on a incline bench, with your feet firmly planted on the floor (or bench support)
- Keep your buttocks, back, shoulders, and head positioned on the incline bench
- Pinch your shoulder blades as you would when doing a flat bench press
- Grip the bar with your hands wide enough apart such that at the bottom of the rep, your forearms are perpendicular to the floor. Use a closed grip
- Lift the bar off the rack
- Inhale as you lower the weight, and exhale as you push the weights up. Do not bounce the weight off your chest to gain momentum
- Have a training partner spot you as you perform the incline bench press
Parallel Bar Dip
Bar dips mainly targets the chest muscles and also involving the triceps muscles.
- Position yourself in between the parallel dip bars
- Cross your feet behind you, and lean forward slightly (the more forward you lean, the more stress you place on your chest muscles)
- Starting with your arms extended, lower yourself in a controlled motion - go down as far as possible
- At the bottom, press back up to the starting position
If you find it difficult performing dips with your body weight, you can perform assisted dips on a dip machine, or have a training partner spot you. As you progress, you can add additional weight to your bar dips exercise by holding dumbbells between your legs, or attaching additional weight to your body with a weight belt.
Sample Workout Program to Lose Man Boobs
Now that we've listed a few of the best exercises to get rid of man boobs, let's put them in a workout routine to give you an idea of how a workout session would go. Remember to use a heavy enough weight that would allow you perform the stated number of reps with good form.
Barbell bench press: 3 x 6
Dumbbell incline press: 3 x 6
Weighted (or assisted) dips: 3 x to failure
Alternatively, here's another example:
Flat dumbbell press: 3 x 6
Incline press: 3 x 6
Weighted (or assisted) dips: 3 x to failure
As you can see, these chest workouts are very simple, and use only compound exercises to build the chest muscles. These workouts should take no longer than 30 minutes, and you should only train your chest once a week. If you use sufficiently heavy weights with good form, you will see results. Your chest will start to tighten up, and assuming you're also following an entire body workout program on a weekly basis, you should be able to build up some lean muscle mass, and with time, reduce your body fat overall, which can help you get rid of your chest fat and man boobs.
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