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Feb 23 2009

Upper Body Workout 2 – Chest Exercises

Dumbbell push ups – Start in plank position, holding your dumbbells in your hands. The weights are under your shoulders and either your knees or toes are touching the floor. Squeeze your gluts, abs, the weights in your hands and pull your body actively down until your chest almost touch the ground. Performing a push up, come back up to the starting position.

Dumbbell flat bench chest press – Lie on the bench (or step), put your feet on the floor. Place your head, shoulders and upper back firmly on the bench and maintain a natural arch in your lower back. Hold your dumbbells with an overhand grip and with your arms extended above your chest. Begin by lowering the weights down, to each side of your chest by bending your elbows until the upper arms are parallel to the floor. Keep your wrist rigid and press the dumbbells up in controlled movement by contracting your chest muscles to the starting position.

Enjoy the workout,

Zuzana.


  • Leo

    Hey Suzana How u doing? A Big Kiss from Costa Rica. I have a question for you…I have discussed this issue with my best friend actually and I wanted to know if the abs diminish the breast in women, I think its a fact! What u think?

  • Zuzana – BodyRock.Tv

    Hi Leo,
    not that I am aware of :)

  • Jason G

    Abdominals have no association with breasts, however, breast size has some relationship with fat.

    The musculatures surrounding and protecting the ribcage are called pectorals, and building pectoral musculatures will make the upper body structure look better, as the body conforms to an inverted triangle/trapezoid shape. Without those upper body musculatures, one’s body can look like it is impoverished/malnourished – My brother’s body looks too skinny and his upper body looks concave. I don’t know why there’s a fashion trend now with skinny shirts and skinny jeans – Those skinny clothes don’t fit me well.

    There is a body process called ‘aromatization’ which causes men to develop male breasts, due to a conversion of testosterone to estrogen. The condition of an imbalance of estrogen in men is known as Gynecomastia.

  • ronald

    hi zuzana how are you? I want to know how do you feel with your body and with your abs?

  • Anne

    Hi Zuzana ^^
    first I would like to say, that I admire you.
    Since I have watched your videos I try to get just a little bit in shape as You are. But I think its a long way to go for a body like Yours.

    So here is my question: When actually did You start to work out so hard on your abs etc.? I just want to know, how long it takes to see a good result.

    Greetings from the cold (neighbouring country) Germany

  • sohle

    hi Zuzana,

    thank you..

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  • K

    U r my inspiration!

  • http://www.bodyrock.tv veronica

    hi zuzana,
    i really enjoy and your workout videos and advice. And i would like to thank you for taking time to post them. Anyways i have a question… i have large breasts and i was worried that if i build muscle in my chest area that i might look bigger then i already am.

    thank you,
    veronica

  • http://www.bodyrock.tv/ Zuzana – BodyRock.Tv

    Hi Veronica,
    I don’t think that you have to be worried about that. I tried that myself and unfortunately it didn’t work :)

  • tanya

    Hi Zuzana, I have opposite problem of the girl before… i have small breasts and I was told if i do workouts like this one they will appear bigger. Could that be true at all do you think? Thanks !!

  • http://www.bodyrock.tv/ Zuzana – BodyRock.Tv

    Hi Tanya, I used to think that too, but it didn’t work :) I really doubt that your breasts can appear bigger. Look at bodybuilders women. They have big pectoral muscles but that is not exactly what you want I guess. Most fitness models have implants because if you decrease your body fat percentage, your breasts get smaller.

  • Tania

    Hey Zuzana,

    I am 19 years old and I have been working out my upper body and realized that my breats decreased by about a cup size; it was mainly because I lost a lot of body fat.

    I was wondering if you know any type of work out to get them bigger and firm and not saggy.

    And by the way, I think your an awesome inspiration! You keep me motivated with your knowledge and exercises.

    P.s. I also heard a rumor that if women drink milk it helps increase their cup size,do you know if this is true or not?

    Thank you,
    Tania Da Silva

  • http://www.getbreastreduction.com JB williams

    Can you provide more information or how to go about getting a normal size?
    issues arise for each individual when it comes to bodily functions

    best regards

  • Arley

    Hey Zuzana if i do these work outs that you do how long will results show?

  • VEronique

    Hi !
    Just WOndering… DO you belIeve in the low rep more weight(let say 8-12 for upper body) vs Higher rep less weight ?! … I saw some of your training but like this one… I dont know for How many rep I should Go, if My goal if to loose fat and have a firm body like yours ?!

    Thank you :) You truLy Are An Inspiration !

  • http://www.bodyrock.tv/ Zuzana – BodyRock.Tv

    Hi Veronique,

    I believe in variety. Neither method is better or worse for getting in shape. Sometimes I go for maximum reps in the shortest amount of time, sometimes I go for very slow and heavy 5 reps (that can be done also with your own bodyweight). If you train consistently, and hard and if you watch your diet, then you will soon start to see amazing results.

  • Esy

    Dear Zuzana,
    I am completely inspired looking at your body and your workouts are amazing!

    Great job!

    ____________

    I wanted to ask you something about breast implants and workout.

    I had my BA 4 months ago (under muscle) and it seems that workouts are stoping implants from dropping down as it should.

    Do you think I should stop exercise my upper body? If you have any advice on this, please heelp! :))

    You can do that privately and delete this message. I haven’t find your private contact nowhere. :(

    Thank you

    Esy

  • http://www.bodyrock.tv/ Zuzana – BodyRock.Tv

    Hi Esy,

    I would be happy to answer your question, but I don’t know exactly what do you mean by dropping down.

  • Julie

    Hi Zuzana,
    I have an injury in my right wrist. Weight lifting is okay, but push-ups, or anything that requires pushing back the palm like this _| causes numbness. However, most of your routines do incorporate push-ups.
    Do you have any suggestion on how I can go about doing the exercises? Should I just omit the push-up portions or replace it with something else?

    Thank you, you’ve been a huge inspiration for me :)

  • Kei

    Hi Zuzana,

    How often would you recommend these chest workout to firm the chest. I have trouble maintaining body weight, so when I loose weight my breasts lose firmness. Also, are there any supplements or foods that you would recommend to help with the firmness of breasts?

  • Kasia

    Hi, are you a Polish girl??

  • http://www.sweetjuicyfreelee.com freelee love

    Hey Zuzana, thanks for the inspiration!

    Just a quickie…how many calories do you eat a day & how much exercise would you average daily oh & do you have any stimulants like coffee, redbulls or diet pills?

    Thanks so much , keep being a beautiful inspiration, your vids and pics have hooked me
    LovefreeleeX

  • http://jennyl8221.insanejournal.com/314.html Malik

    Really Good Work…. You Helping People A lot

  • http://www.comicvine.com/myvine/jennyl8221/business-blog-is-important/87-51000/ Lisa

    There are certainly a lot of details like that to take into consideration. That is a great point to bring up. I offer the thoughts above as general inspiration but clearly there are questions like the one you bring up where the most important thing will be working in honest good faith. I don?t know if best practices have emerged around things like that, but I am sure that your job is clearly identified as a fair game.

  • Bonny

    Dear Zuzana,

    I am a girl with quite a large chest.. I was wondering, what are some exercises that will decrease my cup size or help burn the fat on my chest?

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