A massive chest is definitely one to admire. Many people are crazy about increasing the sizes of their chests. The inexperienced among this lot slave for hours on end with numerous cable crossover workouts and long hours on the bench press all in a bid to develop strong and full pectoral muscles. Given that the chest is a flashy set of muscles much like the biceps and triceps it is vital that the right techniques are taught to the eager bodybuilders.

For one to develop the barrel-chested look there will be no other road to success other than pumping iron dedicatedly while keeping to the rudimentary rules of the art.

The chest area is composed of the pectoralis minor and the pectoralis major. To exercise these muscles effectively you will have to use both fly and press motions. The fly motions do have their place in building these muscles but the majority of the success will come from the pressing motions. Your aim once you grasp this concept should be to muster as much weight as you can in these motions. The more muscle that you can stimulate the greater the reward.

The best training methods as such will remain to be the heavy duty moves i.e. the wide grip dips, barbell presses and dumbbell presses. Make use of the crossover cable drills albeit in a small way. The heavy-duty moves will give you what you require. There is no other way to get the c
hest muscle to look fabulous, stick to your presses, eat well, train progressively and you will be amazed at the results in time. Some of the best workout methods for these muscles include the barbell bench presses (declined, inclined or flat).

These are great compound workouts that will work wonders for your chest area. The decline press movement will act on the outer region of the chest while the inclined motions will work on the chest's upper regions. The flat motions will work both of these regions in equal measure. The dumbbell presses (declined, inclined or flat) are also very effective for the chest area. Dumbbells are more advantageous than the barbells because they allow you to make more natural motions with your shoulders and as such there are limited chances of injury.
Some other great types of workouts for your chest are the dips.

They are often neglected but those who stick to the basics know their benefit. To do effective dips just make sure that your grip is adequately wide and that you try to lean forward so as to take away the effort from your triceps straight to the pectoral area. You can also add the dumbbell flyes. This can be an effective training method but should be used conservatively.

The motions involved isolate the chest and there is a limited extent to which progressive overloads can be done. Save these for last as it is more important for you to spend more strength on the more effective presses that have been discussed above.