I'm trying a variety of tweaks to get better pec results, and I have some questions about things I've read about or thought of.
(1) On a bench press, I've read of the recommendation of tucking the shoulder blades back behind you as you lift, in order to place more emphasis on the pecs and take the delts out of it: is there any consensus on whether that's a good idea? One thread said it helps if your goal is to improve the pec major, but the price is that it de-emphasizes the pec minor.
(2) What about tucking the shoulder blades behind you on a pec deck machine?
(3) Regarding dips, my current gym has a dipping station with parallel bars, which make it harder to turn the exercise into something resembling a decline press--it's hard to avoid a triceps emphasis. Are dips still a good idea for the pecs on these types of stations?
Thanks.
(1) On a bench press, I've read of the recommendation of tucking the shoulder blades back behind you as you lift, in order to place more emphasis on the pecs and take the delts out of it: is there any consensus on whether that's a good idea? One thread said it helps if your goal is to improve the pec major, but the price is that it de-emphasizes the pec minor.
(2) What about tucking the shoulder blades behind you on a pec deck machine?
(3) Regarding dips, my current gym has a dipping station with parallel bars, which make it harder to turn the exercise into something resembling a decline press--it's hard to avoid a triceps emphasis. Are dips still a good idea for the pecs on these types of stations?
Thanks.