Hey guys, Jeff Cavaliere from athleanx.com.
Today we're gonna talk a little bit about a quick exercise for your lower chest that
will really start to redefine, literally redefine the pecs in a different way that you're probably
used to.
We're gonna take an exercise that I'm not really a big fan of, which is a cable crossover
that I'm sure that 80 to 90% of you guys either have done or still do, and I'm gonna show
you how to make it even better especially if you wanna get that lower pec - innerpec
tie in that most guys have a problem in developing.
Most guys would take this, I'll actually show it, you know, they do something more wrong
on this one, where the arms are of here, grab a whole, lean out and then they press and
come across.
And this is not a bad exercise, but the reasons why I'm not a really big fan of it are really
two.
First of all is that you see a lot of guys get some momentum, so again there's forward
momentum here and then they kind of lean forward.
So, you know how much is it really the work is being done by the chest and how much is
being done by a lot of momentum?
You know that's up for debate but we know that's up for contributing.
The next thing is that I see guys they kind of push and then they're kind of pushing forward.
You can see that you get a lot of sort of lateral involvement and the sureties' muscle
which is underneath here that gets that push out.
So you're sort of shift the focus from chest, isolating the chest to then incorporate two
or three other muscles to do the job.
So, what I recommend is that we bring this thing down.
Bring it down low to the ground.
You could do it again on any kind of machine, any kind of cable machine.
By grabbing them low, ok?
Stay on my feet wide apart here, and I just gonna take my thumbs, I like to point my thumbs
in right towards my ties and all I'm gonna do is just try to bring thumbs towards each
other like that.
Ok?
So right in from here and I cross.
And then I cross the other way.
You can see how right here lower, lower chest, inner chest tie in.
I know you use a lot of weight here.
Whatever you could use on a cable crossover probably knocking it down by about al least
15%.
Squeeze it, pull it apart.
Pull apart.
[exercising]
So, you know, work and then ultimately rest or again for about 10 or 12 reps, increase
the weight if you can, but it's really about isolation and taking in your arms just from
here and coming across, there's nothing working here but the chest and that's really a quick
way to increase the results that you're gonna get using just one exercise and kind of scrap
the other ones that aren't working so much.
Guys if you are looking for the fastest way to build muscles, the fastest way to kind
of build muscles that you're looking to build, chest , biceps and your whole body, well you
gotta do the right exercises, you gotta throw out and be willing to trade the ones that
don't work.
If you're willing to do that then head to athleanx.com, pick up the AthleanX training
system and get the exercises that work, get the stuff that might be a little new to you
and unique, but effective.
Alright?
So guys we'll be back here again next week, while I should be answering some of Adam Jarvis's
questions that you guys have been sending in since the last time he was here, you know
kind of get a perspective from someone else, besides me who's actually gone through the
system.
So, we will be back with that and I'll talk to you again real soon.
Thanks!