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Ok like many people ive always believed that training the chest was simple, and it goes like this:

Upper chest incline pressing
Centre chest flat bench press
Lower chest decline press
Outer chest flys
Inner chest close grip bench, cable crossovers.

However since reading a thread here im now of the understanding that this is all untrue. Example, flat bench pressing will do the whole chest ( the chest being one muscle). I think im right when i say that genetics play a huge role when it comes to the shape of ones chest.

So my question is this, why do we do so many different exercises for the chest? Why dont we just do the exercise that enables us to use the heaviest weight, which for me is flat bp?

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You're on the right track with your question. It's about VOLUME. Could you do something as boring as flat bench for 6-10 sets of 10 reps? Sure you could. Most people, myself included, prefer to increase our volume by splitting it around a few exercises. I'd rather undulate my volume (sets x reps) and manipulate my rest between sets during a workout.

So in essence, you're not picking a handful of exercises with the goal of isolating sections that don't exist. You're managing fatigue and volume. If my front delts get fatigued from doing a few sets of heavy incline barbell pressing, then I'm not going to lower the weight to accomodate more volume. Instead, I'll do some weighted dips which takes a lot of stress away from my delts. Same concept with doing a lot of work for your chest pressing, then incorperating some db flyes which places the stress on your chest and away from your triceps.

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Thanks DH.
I should have said why do i
So its about keeping a good weight on your chest without the fatigue that may come with other corresponding body parts?

There's really no right or wrong, just what works or what doesn't work. Whether trainees understand WHY they are doing things or not, it all boils down to results. If you get results with a small handful of exercises, then I'd keep doing it.

I think i understand what your saying, thanks again.