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In bench press literally all I need to get big pecs or do I need to add more to my chest routine?
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>>76573413
In most cases no. Some people have ideal leverages for bench can get away without chest isolations but everyone else will have to do some isolations for it. The real question is if you isolate chest and triceps do you need bench at all? (it's another maybe but this time it's about front delt and serratus)
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Nope, that's a noob trap!
you need at least 2 exercises for each of the main parts of the chest.
>upper
incline dumbbell press 3x12
incline barbell press 3x12
>middle
flat bench press 3x12
dumbbell flies 3x12
>lower
weighted dips 3x12
Decline dumbbell bench press 3x12
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>>76573413
I'll answer your question when I wake up.
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>>76573473
There's no reason to treat each region with equal attention.
Most of your "volume" 2/3rds should be aimed at the head that's the most deficient (usually clavivular). That's it whatever you do with the other 1/3rd is probably sternal. The abdominal head is only really for power/oly lifters since it's mostly a numbers thing. It's almost never underworked.
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>>76573413
Dips and Incline Bench, between 30 and 60 degree elevation.

Really all you need.

Close Grip Benching is also really effective for the chest despite what people say thinking it only hits triceps harder, in my experience it works both chest and triceps super well.
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>>76573520
Agreed with this anon, my weekly routine has OHP, BP and Dips, twice a week, that's all I do for chest and anterior deltoid
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chest press doesn't build chest
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>>76574687
yuh huh
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>>76573413
if you do incline db then pretty much, yeah. just make sure youre not frauding the ROM

I like swapping to barbell to break past plateaus but it's not strictly necessary. If you have extra time then flys/pec deck is a fantastic finisher



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