For starters, incline chest exercises. These have a huge payoff most guys do not realize. Putting a little extra focus on your upper pecs with incline work is what gives your pecs that square look. Its also creates an the effect where you have dramatic depth at the collarbone. Think of when you see Brad Pitt or somebody in a tank top in a movie (no homo) its not the SIZE of their pecs that makes them look fit, it’s the shape and squared off appearance. In fact, when those actors have to get into shape for a film in a hurry, upper pec work is actually one of the quick fix tricks to up their game.
Basic concept – if you do four exercise for chest in a work out, most guys will relegate upper chest to just one. Instead make it an even split. 2 upper, 2 middle. (lower and middle really kind of go together and don’t need as much individual attention.)
Cross Body hammer curls.
Payoff: Makes your arms look bigger quick.
Idea: Cross body hammer curls develop your bis just as well as any other type of curls, (and keeping them tight to the body develops that softball like roundness similar to regular curls) but they also do a lot to give girth to your forearms.
That is a great illusion. Forearms don’t carry much fat, so any development makes them look bigger and cut. Forearms are noticeable, and they create an impression of strength. Basically a guy with 16 in arms but very well developed forearms comes off as more ripped and muscular than a guy with 18 inch bis but underdeveloped forearms. Two guys with the same arms but one has great forearms is like the fitness equivalent of two guys wearing the same jeans and plain solid T-shirt, but one has noticeably baller status shoes on
