The chest is a "pushing" muscle best trained on "push day" right? Sort of. Sure, the act of bench pressing requires the pushing of the arm away from the body to get the bar off the chest. (SIDE NOTE: the bench isn't even arguably the best way to hit your chest because of the limit on adduction.) Regardless, look a little closer at the fibers of the chest (and as outlined in green here courtesy of the "muscle markers" - my upper chest) and you'll see they are in prime position to PULL!! Here's a little curl variation that shows just how well that chest and biceps of yours could work together if you let them. First curl the weight as you normally would. As it gets just past ninety degrees, lift that shoulder (another element of complete biceps contraction!) and drive it up and ACROSS your chest to "follow the fibers" of the upper chest. Do it right and it will feel like something you've been missing your entire lifting life! The peanut butter to your jelly. The moment the chest became both a pusher and a puller! Now go try it out and let me know how it feels. Let the gains begin... #letthegainsbegin #chest #pullandpush #followthefibers #shredded #putthesciencebackinstrength #musclemarker #trainhard #athleanx #jeffcavaliere #teamathlean
