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Can i influence the shape of my chest muscles by some sort of workout?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Chest: Exercises to build your chest (per workoutbox.Com): barbell bench press; barbell bench press, declined; dumbbell flyes; dumbbell flyes, inclined bench; chest dips; cable crossover; floor flyes, dumbbell; ; plyometric pushups, lateral; push up;.

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Answered 3/18/2014

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