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Does doing push-ups, pectoral exercises make breasts smaller?

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No.: Breast overlies the muscle and is not connected to it. Muscles get larger with training, but breast remains the same size.

Answered 3/12/2014

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Does doing push-ups, pectoral exercises make breasts smaller?

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