How to Get a Cut Chest

Building up any one particular group of muscles, including your chest, will take time, no matter how many exercises you do per day. In fact, overdoing your chest workouts will leave your muscles sore and fatigued, which makes the next workout even harder and could lead to injury. In this case, a slow and steady progression will eventually lead you to a cut chest.

Things You'll Need

  • Weight bench
  • Dumbbells
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Instructions

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      Stretch before and after your chest workout. To stretch out your chest muscles, stand straight up. With your arms dangling, turn your palms to face behind you -- push them back behind you while pushing out your chest.

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      Incorporate cardiovascular exercises into your workout to burn fat and better expose the muscles in your chest. Run, swim, bike, or do any other strenuous cardio at least four times a week for more than 30 minutes to get the best results. As long as fat is there, you can have strong muscles in your chest without being able to see the results.

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      Write down how many sets and repetitions you want to do for each chest exercise. These exercises include incline pushups, the dumbbell bench press, and the incline dumbbell chest fly. This will help you keep track of your workouts and progress. If you're just starting out, do two sets each with about eight repetitions. Gradually, you can work your way up to three sets of 12 repetitions each.

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      Complete sets of incline pushups, which are a great way to start your chest workout. Put your palms on a workout bench and stretch out your legs behind you, balancing on your toes. Bend at the elbows and lower your body just like a standard pushup. You want to get within 4 to 8 inches of the bench with your face. After you do that, push back up to your original position with your arms straightened. Once you can get to three sets of 12 repetitions, you will be on your way to a cut chest.

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      Do the dumbbell bench press exercise. Lie down on the workout bench with a dumbbell in each hand. Put each dumbbell on your side with your elbows bent. Slowly bring them both upward until both arms are straight. Lower the dumbbells back to the start position and repeat.

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      Incline the bench for the incline dumbbell chest fly exercise. The bench should be at a 45 degree angle or less. Start with your arms stretched outward with a dumbbell in each hand. Bring your arms upward and forward until they're in front of you. Lower and repeat.