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Wannabebig Member
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question about westside powerlifting
i was reading the article here on the westside powerlifting techniques. For their bench, the pecs are never mentioned. if i train this way, with the emphasis not on the pecs, but on tri's, back and traps, will this still get you a huge- aesteticaly pleasing- chest?
- and one more thing- which is best for your chest, close grip bench or a wider, hands above your elbows grip? im pretty sure the wider you go, the more shoulder you hit, and the closer grip you use focuses more on the tri's - this is what i learned from MD
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Is your goal to get strong or to get a "huge- aesteticaly pleasing- chest"?
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Westside doesn't focus a lot on the chest because of their emphasis on bench shirts. Personally, I've never found the need to do "chest" work while pressing as much as they do.
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bump... I'm about to start some westside training and I'm wondering the same thing. I put on chest mass easily and I'm more so looking for triceps size and strength rather than chest size.. will westside blow up my chest ?
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It might make your chest bigger it might not, to take emphasis off of your chest make sure that your elbows are in by your sides while pressin
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nightop- since you will be doing westside with alot of floor presses, board presses, lockouts, and band work, I would not worry about getting a big chest, these focus more on your lockout so your triceps and lats will play a larger role. On DE day you will be focused more on speed and explosion than on working the muscle of the chest.
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okay thanks guys. It's not that I'm worried about getting a huge chest, its just that I already have great chest size but would like to bring up the strength and density.
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As I Am
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I've been training westside since the beginning of this year.
I'm dieting, so I'm getting a liitle smaller all over.
My chest looks about the same as it did when I started.
Since I lift raw, I'll include a little more chest work - I'll probably keep some sort of DB press in the routine on my ME days.
You can tailor Westide training to suit your needs.Squats work better than supplements.
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Blue Collar Barbell
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I honestly think my upper torso(chest/back) has thickened up over the past few monhs and my weight hasn't gone up. I dunno.
Best Meet Lifts(Raw):
@165- 430(w/wraps) SQ 260 BE 560 DL.....1250 total
@181- 470(w/wraps) SQ 285 BE 565 DL.....1320 total
Best Meet Lifts(Multi-ply):
@148- 575 SQ 315 BE 515 DL.....1400 total
@165- 680 SQ 380 BE 540 DL.....1555 total
@181- 700 SQ 375 BE 535 DL.....1605 total
Best Gym Lifts(Raw)
455(w/wraps) SQ 275 BE 545 DL
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