More Chest Workouts –
There’s no doubt that in watching the Olympics in the last week and a half, some of the most massive chests, shoulders and arms belong to the male gymnasts! You would think that they did nothing but pushups, bench press, crossovers and every other chest exercise all day instead of actually working on their skill. But they don’t!
In this video I show you one of the biggest reasons why Olympic gymnasts are able to build bigger chests than most guys and why you can start doing the same thing by choosing the right chest exercise and making specific tweaks to the WAY you perform the exercise to really blow up those pecs and bring out even better results.
As in most of ATHLEAN-X, the time under tension principle is definitely at work in this chest exercise demo. From the moment I pick the weights up until the moment I put them down, every fiber in the chest muscles and yes…even the abs and back are on fire…you will see tension! This is a great thing when the goal is stimulating new chest muscle growth or muscle growth period.
Next, you’ll see that not only is the chest active in this chest exercise but so are the abs and virtually every other muscle group in the upper body.
Try adding this crazy chest exercise into your next chest workout, or better yet, forget trying to guess where this should go in the workout sequence on the days you’re training your pecs and instead get a step by step program for how to map this and every other exercise into one 90 day plan that will get you in the best shape of your life by training like an athlete. For more information you can head to and see for yourself why athletes everywhere aren’t just building bigger chests but getting ripped from head to toe and developing new muscle mass with ATHLEAN-X!
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21 comments
Jake, same here. Just stumbled on this and can't wait to try. Im a AthleanX training member and his program is HANDS DOWN the best out there. Not only does he explain the whys and hows of how things work, but makes it fun and challenging. Challenging part is key for me,,,,,hell, I'm 52 yrs old lol
This one is awesome!
OBF,,,,bought basic. good enough for me. probably do 2x
should this exercise be a finisher or start/warmup
Looks like a forearm burner too
You are mixing calisthethics with bdybuilding i luv ur chann ma gj!
love thiz guy '
This one is BRUTAL! It's hard to maintain a stable arc as you move across the chest. I'll get there, though. NO FUCKEN PAIN, NO FUCKEN GAIN. IT'S STILL MY MUTHAFUCKEN SET!
Love you, Jeff. Great work.
Hello dear Sir.. Just can say Love you and respect you …. and l do apreciate al your nice guidance. … Have shared your videos with some of my friends in Afghanistan and they all sent their respect,thanks and regards to you…. Alot thanks from Sweden…..💗👍👍👍👌.
He said I wish your country luck but a little more luck to team USA 😂
Really cool video, many thanks Jeff!!
I've been looking to the olympics rings the other day, what a coincidence to find this video. I am very interested in exercises or training to get the strength and body like the athletes that compete in the rings.. more of this is massively appreciated! THANKS!
So … Time under tension is the tip? Niiice. Thank you. What about, strong hands? Would it work? 🙂
Hi. Not sure if you still watch comments from old videos…but here goes…over the past 6 months I have been watching tons of Youtube video channels on strength training and have subscribed to about 10. Of those, I would rank your channel no 1: your advice and guidance is so good, honest, and real (as apposed to bro science), as well as being very comprehensive. THANK YOU for the quality of content! Just wanted to check in if you use gymnastics rings at all, as this topic seems not to be covered in any videos yet. (Unless I have missed them!)
Hey jeff! Thanks for the amazing chest video! I wonder is this chest workout safe if I have a acroclavicular bursitis and rotator cuff tendonitis?? I have these issues. Please help.
Jeff has grey hair?!
Why not tune into Olympic lifting?
Watching in 2020
Jeff whats the model number on that functional trainer you using and what is total pounds on weight stacks. Is there plenty enough weight. How does tuff stuff compare to freemotion cable cross? Thanks George
I can buy if have have 100$
Vintage Jeff 😆
Hey Jeff. I wish I had a Cable Crossover. Can you suggest some exercises as an "Alternative" for cable crossover. I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you.