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Anonymous
Dear /fit/

When I work my chest, my shoulders hurt but I feel nothing in my chest. I've even resorted to doing presses on a Smith and other machines to keep proper form, but it's still not helping. Here are the exercises I tend to use

-Bench press (flat/incline using machines)
-Dumbbell press (flat/incline)
-Cable crossovers (these hurt my shoulders the most)
-Dips (the only exercise that I can feel anything in my chest, and it's dead center between the two pecs)

Sometimes I do flyes, but they hurt my shoulders too. Has anyone else had this problem? Does the chest just take a little more time to improve than other muscles?
>> Sponge !!5qxfxHYSQxJ
Do some lat raises, sounds like your shoulders are shit.
>> Anonymous
hurt as in pain?
or hurt as in 'i feel my shoulders working'?
>> Anonymous
>>126053

as in I feel my shoulders working
>> Anonymous
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I... I don't think this problem can be solved with SQUATZ!
>> Anonymous
Pull your shoulder blades together, reduce the arch in your back. Develop that connection with your chest. You need to think, "Chest...you gonna get raped."
>> Anonymous
Stop using machines.
>> Anonymous
>>126395
wrong, that's 2 contradicting statments.

To OP:
Flyes are the best way to learn to feel your chest, lie down, get right to the bottom so they stretch your pecs, come 2\3 of the way up, repeat.
>> Anonymous
>>126391

lmao @ smith machine squats
>> Anonymous
Correct way to do a free-weight bench press.

Press shoulder blades together, arch your back, and plant your feet into the ground. When you have the bar at the top of the movement, notice where it is on the ceiling. Breath in on the way town, then breath out on the drive back up. Drive the bar back to the spot you were originally staring at.

Your shoulders will eventually get used to it.
>> Anonymous
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>>126412

Down*
Breathe*
Shit was So Cash*