Q&A for How to Build a Big Chest

To a degree, yes. Any exercise that utilizes your own body weight as resistance will help you build muscle. You don't need a ton of weightlifting equipment at home to get a big chest!

Gaining muscle takes at least 6 to 8 weeks. Be patient and keep lifting. Be sure to consume enough calories to gain weight. Try protein powder shakes for gaining weight or drink chocolate milk in addition to eating your regular meals.

To work the chest muscles with a resistance band you need to anchor the band behind you and pull the ends of the band forward. Single arm pec flyes can be done with one end of the band positioned behind you and out to the side. Pull the band forward starting with your arm extended all the way out to the side.

You can still eat and enjoy your food. Just moderate or reduce your portions by small amounts to start. Once you see the weight coming off, you will be motivated to eat healthier.

Doing just push-ups, your muscles will adapt in a matter of 4-12 weeks and stop growing, so add some variety like pec flyes and bench presses, or change up your hand position on the push-ups every 2-4 weeks.

No. Drinking beer is like drinking soda. It gives you a beer belly, not a big chest. Opt for milk or chocolate milk if you need more calories.

We need to consume enough protein in order to build muscle. An easy way to think of it is to consume each day, around 1 gram of protein for each kilogram you weigh.

If you feed your body right, you can build muscle in 6-8 weeks through consistent resistance training, 2-4 times per week.

You can build the pectoral muscles by doing heavy resistance training continuously for over 8 weeks. The size or width of your rib cage and bone structure, however, will not change if you have finished growing.

Yes, they will. However, everything takes time and it may take about a month for maximum growth to occur. Also make sure as you are doing these daily push ups, so that you keep pushing up reps and you don't get too comfortable.

You can do a cobra stance, for instance. Lie down on your stomach with your hands at your head level, then push up and expand your chest. Repeat frequently.

If you're only doing one movement, then you'll have a harder time building up your whole chest. Adding in other exercises such as incline presses, crossovers, and dips can work your chest in ways that a conventional barbell press doesn't.

Let your chest grow naturally. Everyone has a different body type but if you're 13, there isn't much you can do.

Whey protein is a good supplement but for maximum growth. Ingest it after your workout as well as before. (This is a reader suggestion, you are advised to talk to your doctor or do plentiful research.)

Do crunches, push ups and bicycle legs. Not only will you work your chest, but your core as well. You can also search at home techniques to build a bigger chest.

This problem can develop if you favor one side more than the other. Our dominant side will be stronger, and therefore build muscle faster. Continue doing the exercises, but focus on evenly distributing your weight to pull with both sides.

Okay first off, return the supplements. You will see results if your training and diet are correct and supplements are not needed and a waste of money.

Always work both sides consistently. If you are doing things that involve more of one side of your chest than the other, try doing the other side until you see progress in it.

Try a gluten free diet, with plenty of beans and vegetables. You can also try some of the workout regimes suggested in the article. Keep in mind that it may take a few months before you notice any results.

Yes, but they can also be very beneficial. You should always take the recommended dosage and never more. You could also get a doctor's recommendation; he or she will know exactly what's right for you.

Do wide grip push ups and tilt your hands inside more, this way you are using your chest instead of your triceps.

Unfortunately, no they can not. Building the muscle in your chest and losing body fat will help reduce the aesthetic size of it, but will not totally eliminate it. It is a gland behind the nipple that is causing the "puffy" look, and the only way to have it completely go away is to remove the gland.

Always keep your spine straight to prevent the weight from changing your straight posture. Avoid pulling yourself too far back, as this will hurt your back.

Short answer: chocolate. Long answer: the differences between your high end expensive protein powders and your budget protein powders aren't that important. So long as you get enough protein in you to build muscle! remember that you can't out-supplement a so-so diet. So don't get drawn in by the $100 protein with the ripped dude on the side, just pick up the $20 stuff and you'll be a-okay. Also, if you get to choose a flavour, pick chocolate.

You should eat enough calories to fuel your workouts. If you don't, you will fatigue easier. I only eat twice a day, but I eat a lot to keep my calorie intake high, and I have no problem keeping my workouts just as intense each day.

While both creatine and whey protein promote muscle gain, they differ in the ways they work. Creatine increases strength and muscle mass by increasing exercise capacity, whereas whey protein does so by stimulating increased muscle protein synthesis.

Try to look for protein in more natural sources (meat, yogurt, etc). Lifting heavy weights for lesser reps will also be more beneficial and can lead to better results.