Stan "the Man" McQuay has a powerful freaking chest. Sure, he's got huge pecs, but he's also got solid shape and density. If you're looking to build a chest so vast it makes your waist look small, you need to channel McQuay and do some heavy lifting.
His chest workouts aren't fancy—there's no need for tricks—they're just effective. Do them for the next four weeks and see what happens. When you've finished, just rinse, repeat and grow.
4 Weeks to a Chiseled Chest
Incline Dumbbell Press
4 sets of 12-15 repsLeverage Incline Chest Press w/ Charles Glass Modification
4 sets of 12-15 reps
(Charles Glass Mod: Slide your butt all the way to the front of the seat, lean back and arch the lower back.)
Leverage Wide Chest Press w/ Charles Glass Modification
4 sets of 12-15 reps
(Charles Glass Mod: Don't hold the handles, but the actual arms of the machine to make a wider angle.)
Incline Dumbbell Flyes
4 sets of 12-15 repsDips - Chest Version
4 sets of 20-25 reps
Smith Machine Incline Bench Press
4 sets of 12-15 repsSmith Machine Bench Press
4 sets of 12-15 repsIncline Dumbbell Flyes
4 sets of 12-15 reps
(Note: Angle bench fairly high. Aim DBs directly over forehead.)
Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
4 sets of 12-15 repsNarrow Pushups
4 sets to failure
Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip
4 sets of 12-15 repsIncline Dumbbell Press
4 sets of 12-15 repsLeverage Decline Chest Press w/ Charles Glass Modification
4 sets of 12-15 repsLeverage Chest Press
4 sets of 12-15 reps
Superset:
Bench Dips
4 sets of 15-20 repsPushups
4 sets of 15-20 reps
- Pick any 4 chest exercises
- First 3 sets of each exercise, 12-15 reps
- 4th set is heavy set, 4-6 reps
Notes:
After it's warmed up, stretch your chest between each set.
Get deep tissue work done on chest once per week to help open up the chest and create more growth.
Use Infinite Labs BCAAs before, during and after each chest workout for maximum growth and recovery.