Perfecting the chest is one of the significant goals of bodybuilders. On the chest day, every Monday, all the concentration is focused on getting a hot, muscular chest. Some people are unable to emphasize their chest area even after performing brutal workouts. In this article, you will know the common mistakes you make during chest workout that are unable to get the desired body.

Failing to keep shoulders stern

On the chest day, the bench press is one of the most common workouts. While holding your dumbbells straight, laying down, it will be best to push your shoulders as back as possible. You must try to push hard enough to make both your shoulders meet at the back. Also, it would help if you push your chest outward. After retaining the proper position, you can begin moving the weights up and down. This position enables you to engage your chest in exercise fully and gives quick results.

Wrong Positioning of hands

When you are lifting dumbbells, the position of your hand with respect to your elbow is a vital factor that is most likely to be ignored. While you move your weight back towards yourself after lifting, you must keep your hands right towards your elbow (forming an L-shape). At the bottom position, you should try to push the dumbbell out of your elbow and bring them closer when stretching at the utmost position. Also, it will be best if you have a strong grip on fingers and thumb while holding a dumbbell.

Deficient Press-up form

Most people, when they do push ups, end up using their shoulders only. The proper way of doing press-ups is to push your chest to the ground.  And when you move upward, compress your chest upward while keeping shoulders intact. Pressing up with your shoulders while moving your head downwards will make your pushups less efficient and more tiring.

Sticking to the machines only

The most common mistake that keeps you from getting noticeable results is the overuse of machines at the gym. The devices are quite useful, but they do not have much range of motion so that they can be damaging to your joints. So, if you want to get a fleshy chest, you should only opt for weights and dumbbells. The most important thing to note here is that if you are a beginner, you cannot just get right into weightlifting without going through machines first. Moreover, it would be best if you do not try to lift a hefty bar in the beginning, which can be severely harmful to your shoulder joints. Therefore, start by working with the lighter weights first and keep upgrading.

Final work

Now that you know your mistakes, nothing is keeping you to get that sexy, muscular body. Just keep your spirits high and avoid these mistakes. You can now nail every Monday while getting towards your goal. You must try to stay patient as these things do not happen overnight. Doing bench presses and push ups the right way can help you grow tons of muscles around that chest area.