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Chest Elasticity Exercises ... Developing the Pectorals or Pecs!
The chest begins and ends with great "Pecs" or Pectorals, and are a sign that you are serious about getting and staying in fabulous fitness training condition. We'll be focusing on them in this section. For those who want to be specific or technical about muscle groups, the Pectoralis Major and Pectoralis Minor are the two muscles that we are specifically targeting in these exercises. While many exercises benefit the surrounding muscles groups simultaneously, the "pecs" are our focus.
The chest exercises are broken down into three sections or types, each with a different focus: Resistance, Elasticity and Aerobics. Visit each link on the TEAM U site to view all three areas of focus. Try each in their simplistic form, and then increase difficulty as you improve your form and technique. Remember ... HAVE FUN!
Elasticity Exercise:
Modified Flyes
Natural Stretches
First, Modified Flyes ... this one is great, and simple too! Simply grab a pair of light weight dumbbells, lay on the bench and then fully extend your arms out perpendicular to your torso. Slowly bring your arms so that the weights meet directly above you. Now, as you bring the arms down, don't bend at the elbows.Try to keep your arms straight, without locking the elbows, at all times. Now, with each rep up and down increase or decrease the angle between your torso and arms. You can even do with opposing angles. You'll feel this working the whole Pectoralis Major and Pectoralis Minor area.
Now, Natural Stretches ...another good one. In a sitting or standing position simply put your knuckles together about collar bone high, and with your elbows bent between 45 and 90 degrees from your torso. Slowly move your arms apart and towards your back, squeezing those shoulder blades together, and then bring the arms back together until the knuckles touch once again. By lowering or raising your elbows you will notice a stretch in a different place of your chest. Collar bone to solar plexus height is fairly reasonable for most folks. Focus on where the stretch is occurring and adjust as needed.
With both of these it is extremely important to go SLOW and FEEL the stretch!
Return from "Chest-Elasticity" to "Elasticity" Main
To "Resistance" Exercises
To "Aerobics" Exercises
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