Any ways to improve chest strength?
828157
If you want to increase your strength anywhere, you need to move weight.  The best (well, easiest) way to increase chest strength in particular is to use the chest press and similar machines in a gym.  But going to a gym is not for everyone, and you can get a lot of the same kinds of exercise from simple dumbells that you can buy in any sporting goods store for just a few dollars.  \n\nIt is hard to describe the exercises, but fortunately, they are illustrated and explained on a number of Web sites.  Here is one of them. http://exercise.about.com/cs/exerciseworkouts/l/blsamplechest.htm\n\nGood luck!!
268217
Weight lifting. That will build up the muscles under your breasts, though it will not make them really big. For your butt, you can firm it and round it with exercise like lunges, leg presses, etc.
898141
Harry-\n\nI work with a world champion bench press record holder at my health club and his tips are simple.  \n\nMake sure you are increasing the strength in your back to support your chest.  This may sound weird but it will give you added support.  Second  don't just bench using the bar.  You need to incorporate dumbells as well in order to work on your stabilazation and building your strength.  \n\nRemember that bench is not really an arm exercise, it is chest so also focus on military press, and decline bench as well.\n\nLastly you need to build a strong core in order to really max this out.  If you don't have a strong core you will never reach your peak strength.  \n\nKeep training and push yourself (also get a workout partner they do wonders for you).  Good luck
1051017
No time for the gym ... then run around your neighborhood. Do push-ups at home if you want to specifically target the chest and triceps. But Push-ups alone won't do it, still gotta get plenty of cardiovascular exercise.
1156700
For pushup improvement do the following.  If you can't do them all at first or if it is too easy then adjust as necessary for you.\n\nPUSH UPS  5 - 10 sets, of 10 - 15 reps each.  ( between each set vary how far apart your arms are.  regular, wide armed, and close hand )\nThis will help you hit all the major muscle groups there in your chest, arms, and shoulders.  \n\nPUSH UP PYRAMID.   Start with 15 reps,  take a break for a few seconds do 14, take a break for a few seconds and do 13.  Continue until you get to 0.  If you feel up to it then start at 1 and go back up the to 15.\n\nPUSH UPS FOR SPEED.  Do as many good push ups as you can do in 2 minutes.  Multiply this number by 2,  take a break for about 5 minutes and do the number you came up with at your own pace. No matter how long it takes.  Do this for a few weeks then time yourself again.  You will notice an improvement in how many you can do in 2 minutes.  Great if your in the Army like I am  for improving your Physical Fitness score.  \n\nFor your abdominals.  I suggest doing the following in addition to situps.  abdominal crunches,  oblique crunches, and flutter kicks.\n( do a search for these excersise to learn how to do them)\n\nAlso you should take up an activity like jogging or running.  This should be done on alternating days about 3 times a week.  \n\n\nYou can always add lots more and vary your work out in anyway you want.
456897
Pushup are good.  Also tricep dips.  Get some dumbells for bicep curls, tricep overhead raises, and such.  Do your upper body workout every other day for best results.
362720
Push ups work great. If you cant do them on the floor, try doing them against the wall. Place both hands flat against the wall, making sure that they are paralell to your shoulders. Slowly push down and release making sure to engage your muscles. \n\nAnother good exersice is the chest extention. If you dont belong to a gym that has the machines, just get two dumbells, hold them in each hand. Sit in a chair straight. Bring both your arms up to the level of your breast with your elbows out (kind of like u are doing the funky chicken dance) Then move your arms back toward the small of your back, like you are almost pinching the area between your shoulder blades. Move your arms forward, but take care not to lock your elbows. Do three sets of 10-15 of these.\n\nYou can also try chin ups or french presses. These excersizes may not sound like they work your breast area,  but they tighten up the muscles AROUND the breast area, making them sit up tighter and firmer.
78725
I used to do a lot of bench presses to build up my chest.  I never was very big... but my chest is pretty big in proportion to the rest of my torso, and very strong for my size.\n\nPush ups are okay, but they are more for strength and stamina than for building bulk.\n\nWhen doing bench presses, vary the width of your grip and the incline of the bench to work a wider range of muscles in your chest to build faster.\n\nGood luck.
1071704
W/e, don't believe the B*i*t*c*h who said you're going to give up. After about 2 weeks you'll notice it. But I would do something else than push ups, or even something to go with that. Buy some weights to work your chest out. You can sometimes find them really cheap at garage sales or stores that buy used equipment. Good luck.
1101690
The only method is weight training followed by proper stretches. In the weight training all the pressing motions like Declined/Inclined/Flat bench press will add your chest muscles. Of course you have to combile the isolation work out too.\n\nYou can notice the difference in very soon with proper protein rich diet.
354461
General exercise such as running and aerobics increase lung volume.\nPractice will also dramatically improve how long you can hold your breath.
396623
hit up the gym and do bench presses for your upper chest. (the muscles above your boobs) Plus it helps with the "3rd Boob" (fatty area between your armpit and your chest.) Follow up with some elliptial cardo workout. If that doesn't work, the push up bra does wonders.
26043
Lifting weights, especially bench presses, will at least tighten up the muscles underneath, and give some lift.  No magic cream you apply or take will do anything - save your money.
539424
Push ups are about the best thing for your chest. there are so many variations of the push up to help build it from all different points. Try doing some with your arms wide apart and then some with your hands close together and see if it doesn't affect a different part of the chest. Then try all sorts of other type..Inclined declined even one armed with legs spread wide.
821315
Well personally I think it desirable to develop one's pecs and a lot of people I know think the same, however if you're of a big build then you naturally wouldn't want 'boobs'. Don't do the bench press or the bench flye then...except you might be able to prevent that particular development by doing high repetitions and using a (relatively) low weight on such exercises, but not too low a weight. Notice the chests of gymnasts and bruce lee for example though this could be a natural build issue as well, but they seem pretty flat.\nAlso cut down on fat in your diet, as excess fat will likely lead to a saggy chest instead of a tight muscled one.
1183580
Very simple.  Eat healthy, and committ yourself to a routine 4-5 days a week of running, push-ups, and situps.  There are many varietes of both push-ups and sit ups that you can research online.  Push-ups will not only work your chest and arms, but they will work your abbs too.\nDedicate yourself to a regime and utilize some mental toughness to keep yourself going on days when you are sore and don't feel like it.  You will see results quickly within a month if you stick to it.
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push ups will strengthen your chest arms, shoulders and back. if there are any sore parts of your body do less reps and gradually work up. if you put your legs higher then your head and do push ups you will exercise the top of your pecs. regular push ups will exercise the mid part of your pecs.I have not found a good way to exercise the lower part of the pecs with out a decline bench. your pecs are divided into 3 parts, top mid and lower. they are all important to exercise to get great pecs.-- Ang