Try the smith Barbell press from time to time. Personally, I've noticed that I get a better pump in my chest with the Smith, even though I primarily do heavy dumbbell presses. Also with the smith, you don't have to stabilize much with your arms and shoulders. Plus you can go heavier with the smith because of such. I tested this out by doing shoulder's one day, then did chest the next day. Normally I get poor results if doing my shoulders the day before on regular bench, as my shoulders and arms do a lot of the work as well. Well, I tried the smith the next day and I could still go very heavy and get a great pump. For now, I just jump on the Smith for incline, every other chest workout, to go even heavier, and tend to get a better pump with it as well.
I normally stick with dumbbell pressess for chest mass, but if you are looking for a pump, and less involvement or stress on the arms and shoulders you should try the Smith sometimes, if you haven't already. Just don't get too dependent on it.
Also, try some drop sets right after going heavy, not limited to the smith, but on any of your chest exercises, you should get a great pump them.
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Originally Posted by fjd124
I have a hard time getting a good pump in my chest. Unlike my arms which are screaming when I do very little bi's or tri's. What would you suggest for that. I seldom get to do the same chest workout on chest days because of the amount of people in the gym, most of them sitting on the benches watching television. I start with flat bench or incline bench and then onto dumbbell pressess and then the pec dec. I have tried as low as a minute in between sets and up to two minutes. Keep in mind that I'm just getting started back after a six or seven year layoff and I have been working seven days a week and will continue to do so for the next eight weeks.
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