Pectoralis Major Puns

For thy aging flesh temple needs longer recovery between workouts. Thy dressings of Polo-T are already filled with His Swoliness Grace, yet forever thy just a faithful student. Wheymen.

So while i'm doing the explosive challenge of pectoralis major my ring-con stops working or the game bugs out and i can't do more reps for a few secs, after that it just comes back and i can start doing reps again until it stops working again. Am i doing something wrong?

https://reddit.com/link/on724f/video/z3fvdlatn7c71/player

So most people here complain about the cups digging into the sides or armpits. I personally have never had a problem with that. My problem is that almost all bras I try will have their straps come out of my armpit which puts pressure on the muscle in front of the armpit. Yet most cups I tried are narrow enough to fit my breast tissue decently, but for some reason they decide to attach the straps in the outer corners instead of more in the middle.

I've considered buying 28FF instead and using a band extender so a larger % of the bra could be in front of my body, but honestly that seems a bit much.

One bra I bought was this one. As you can see on the store picture, the bra didn't look like it would have this problem, on this girl the straps seem to stay nicely on the front of her body. So it's very hard for me to select bras where I will not have this problem. So if you guys know a foolproof thing to look out for, that would be great.

So I've had this issue for close to as long as I can remember, but I've probably only really noticed after puberty.

Basically, my chest is lopsided; my right pec being significantly more defined than my left - and when I say significant, I mean my left pectoralis major is almost completely non-existent. And, in what I'm guessing is compensation for the chest-muscle's underdevelopment, my left pec-minor and subclavius are far more prominent than on my right side. My theory is that my chest was naturally a bit lopsided (I was a very skinny kid too), and because the surrounding muscles kept compensating, it got easier and easier to rely on them, and the difference just kept getting more and more pronounced. Anyways, I want to work my way out of this and I know it's going to be an up hill battle.

I try to isolate my chest in workouts, but I have a hard time not activating my clavicle and area where the pec-minor runs from under the deltoid to the edge of my ribs. It's rare, but I can sometimes feel a burn across the left side of my chest, so I don't think the muscle is completely missing. Anyone have any advice on how I can isolate the pec-major specifically?

It was 154 reps!

I’m drenched in sweat but it was very worth it. Five days in and I’m loving this game

I tore my pec major tendon off the bone 10 weeks ago during BJJ sparring. I am two weeks post op and feel my experience can be useful learning to others. Reddit was a helpful resource for me when I was doing research, but I found the following points lacking in most of the contents I saw.

1. Get a MRI. Only MRI can confirm the diagnosis, even experienced shoulder surgeon needs to know exactly where the tear is to recommend treatment paths. Also, shoulder MRIs can only show signs of retracted tendon. If the orthopedist suspects a pec tendon tear might be in play, a MRI on the chest is required.
2. Make a decision on treatment. If a complete tear off the humerus is confirmed, then there are 2 options: non-surgical option means letting the muscle scar in where it is, Pectoralis major function will not be restored because it is not connected to the bone. There will be loss of function and deformity noticeable on the chest. Most choose surgical path which will restore the function and attach the tendon back to where it tore. Surgery should be done sooner rather than later, waiting longer would mean a different kind of surgery with less predictable outcome.
3. For the surgery, find someone who specializes in treating shoulder injuries and have done Pectoralis tendon repair successfully. For me the surgery was about 75 minutes, I’m entering PT this week and I look forward to full recovery.

Edit: Thank you guys for the love<3 I appreciate it a lot and feel a lot better now. You are the best!

I want to compile a list of exercises that train pecs. Post other exercises which train pecs in the comments, and I'll add them to the post. So far I've got:

• Front ring press
• Overhead ring press
• Ring blast - the thing you do when you blast stuff with air while running
• Pendulum bend

And a list of negative - exercises which you might think train pecs, but actually they don't:

• Chair pose
• Plank

ISSUE: What is the best way to target the clavicular head of the pectoralis major (PM), or colloquially the "upper chest"?

RULE: Electromyography (EMG) is a technique for recording the electrical activity produced by muscles. Measuring the electrical activity produced by muscles during different movements lets us know how hard the muscle is working, ergo being 'targeted'.

ANALYSIS: Using EMG data, Saterbakken et al. and Barnett et al. both concluded there is no increased activity in the clavicular-PM when performing incline bench as opposed to flat bench.

Trebs et al. found a ~10% increase in clavicular-PM activity when performing incline bench press at a 44° angle as opposed to flat bench. Yet, many gyms don't have adjustable benches and they are not always fixed at the proper angle. Too low / high an angle will lose clavicular-PM activation.

Lehman found that wide-grip reverse (supinated) bench press, when compared to normal (pronated) flat bench press, showed a 30% increase in clavicular-PM activity, as well as a 7% increase in triceps activity, and a 109% increase in biceps activity, at the expense of only a 2% detriment to sternal-PM (lower chest) activity.

Also worth noting, narrowing the grip on pronated flat bench increases triceps activation by 110%, but reduces sternal-PM activity by 28% whereas narrowing the grip on supinated flat bench similarly increases triceps recruitment by 54% while only sacrificing 3% of sternal-PM recruitment.

CONCLUSIONS:

1. Supinated wide-grip flat bench press is the best form of bench press (maybe even exercise in general) specifically for clavicular-PM activation, beating out incline bench handily and not requiring a specific set-up that may not be available.

2. Supinated narrow-grip flat bench press enjoys similar extra triceps activation to pronated flat bench press without the detriment to sternal-PM activity. This reduces clavicular-PM (-23%) and biceps activity (-87%), but they still outperform pronated flat bench press respectively.

3. [Pagnani et al.](https://pdfs.sem

Hey ladies, any suggestions on how to relieve a knot in my pectoralis major muscle? I can't take anti-inflammatories because pregnant. Hot or cold compress (which one is better?) and or a stretch only. Yay...

Please help if you have experienced this. I think it's my daughter's fault :p lol!

You can see what I'm talking about in this image found on Wikipedia: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Pectoralis_major.png

You will notice in the picture that one of the muscles meets the sternum in what is more or less a straight line. The other appears to angle away from the sternum. Why is this?

One of my roommates and I noticed that we both have this shape in our Pectoral Muscles. He and I each individually have always thought that we were 'weird', etc. because of this difference, but it appears that it may be common and possibly normal. I gave it a Google, as well as a reddit search, and that didn't help.

Is this normal? What is the reason? Does it have to do with the asymmetrical positioning of the heart in the chest cavity? I appreciate any scientific light that may be shed on the subject.

I get that the pectoralis minor muscles pull the upper ribs up during inspiration, so what do the pectoralis major muscles do during inspiration? Do they pull the rib cage laterally?

Thanks.

I have never been diagnosed, but from what I could find on the internet, it might be Poland's syndrome. Thought I would start this up to answer questions or see if anyone else has this defect. Anyone else born missing any muscles?

EDIT: Here is a photo <http://imgur.com/Iv22k>

EDIT: The picture is flipped. I am actually missing my right pectoralis major.

EDIT: I am also missing a portion of my right bicep. Here are pictures of my biceps for comparison <http://imgur.com/a/aObtF>