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Have you ever tried doing specific exercises to target the elusive “inner chest”? Well, you’re not alone. There are 58 million results for the terms “inner chest exercises” and “inner chest workouts” in a quick Google search. Men’s Health, Onnit, and ATHLEAN-X, well-known fitness publications that many rely on, were among the results. Everyone wants a noticeable separation in the inner chest. We’ll take a closer look at the idea of inner chest exercises and the scientific evidence that supports them in this post. We will investigate the pectoral muscle anatomy, We’ll also talk about how to actually define your inner chest and give your pecs that shelf look. Can I focus on my inner chest? In addition, there are no specific movements that emphasize the inner chest more effectively, such as using a close grip or squeezing the pecs. No, specific exercises cannot target the inner chest. This is due to the fact that all exercises for the chest, as well as exercises in general, cause the muscle to contract as a whole rather than in individual segments (regional hypertrophy). As a result, although you can work on overall chest development, you cannot target the inner chest. Regional hypertrophy is frequently misunderstood. It is real, but not in the way that most people think.
They were able to determine that preacher curl participants had more muscle mass in the elbow region than incline curl participants. After reading this, one person concludes, “So, regional muscle growth is real,” writes about it in a blog post, and others share it. And as a result, we end up with a very complicated broken telephone. However, if you read their discussion section, you will notice the following right away: “Yes, we found a difference in muscle growth around the elbow in one group, and that difference is a completely separate muscle – the brachialis,” is basically what this paper is saying. The image above shows that the brachialis muscle is in the lower part of the upper arm, closest to the elbow. Like I said, regional hypertrophy does exist, but is widely misunderstood. All of the other minor muscles that work together to perform a movement constitute the “regionality.” Not the region of a muscle.
The pecs’ anatomy will help us better understand the inner chest myth in the following section. The Pectoral Muscle Anatomy The largest and most important chest muscle, the pectoralis major is a fan-shaped muscle that runs horizontally from the middle of the sternum to the arm’s humerus bone (source). The sternal head (lower chest) and the clavicular head (upper chest) are its two distinct muscle heads (source). Additionally, its fan-shaped structure makes it possible to engage and exert power in a variety of exercises.
