how do you build the upper chest at the collar bone?

[bigdaddyd]

You mentioned feeling it in your shoulders too, I had that issue as well. Bring the bar down high on the chest during inclines, chin tucked as Freak said, but I also at the same time squeeze my shoulder blades together. since I have been doing that, I have had no shoulder pain and my upper chest is growing. Hope that helps

[jeff_hardy]

for me its the high incline DB press. 45 degrees is a normal incline and 90 degrees is for shoulders. I try to angle it about 65 degrees or a couple of pins up from the buttom

[GirlyMuscle]

BigDaddyd has a great point...shoulder blades need to be kind of together and flat against the bench with a slight arch in the lower back. Concentrate on the chest doing the work. Bob Chicerillo has a great video explaining that. Oh and inclines...all I've ever done for chest and I have thick upper pecs.

[Diabetic Muscle]

Inclines in the smith have worked really well for me. But like anything else if your form isn't good then your not going to grow as fast.

[devo09]

hey guyz
You can't "isolate" your upper pecs. Decline Press involves MORE pec AND just as much upper pec as incline press...so just build a huge chest

Also, does anyone have an example of someone with a huge chest but no "upper chest"? it seems like whenever this is said that the person just simply has a shitty chest

[WELSHPOWER]

set the bench lil over 45 degrees, bring the bar all the way down to your collarbone no half rep shit full reps.

by the way keep your chin out of the way

[jeff_hardy]

have you tried the neck press? its a bench press that you lower to the neck.

I visited a new gym on Friday and they have all these different angles on the inclines where you sit low and you bpress the bar high.

[BLUEBARON75]

their all right. incline press is the best.

[WELSHPOWER]

have you tried the neck press? its a bench press that you lower to the neck.

I visited a new gym on Friday and they have all these different angles on the inclines where you sit low and you bpress the bar high.

neck press is bad for the shoulder joint and for the neck if you fail on a press

[jeff_hardy]

neck press is bad for the shoulder joint and for the neck if you fail on a press

true..thats with any type of press..thats why a person should get the feel of it and focus on the negatives

[militantmuscle]

cable crossovers and higher angle db incline press/fly.

[Dan_Manslaughter]

have you tried the neck press? its a bench press that you lower to the neck.

I visited a new gym on Friday and they have all these different angles on the inclines where you sit low and you bpress the bar high.

Neck press is the way to go. Just don't go heavy and there's no shoulder issues.

[Ronnie Rowland]

For upper chest development use a 15-30 degree incline. The higher you go the more you work the front delts instead of the upper chest. A smith machine is best IMO.

Stop about an inch or two shy of touching the mid-upper chest to prevent anterior shoulder problems. Do not bring the bar down too high on the chest as it can cause rear delt pain.

I would avoid tucking in the chin as it MAY cause neck strain!