Upper body muscle building??

Question

hello at the moment i have a multigym and i use it every day......and a lot a day.....

i am trying to build my upper body so i am doing a lot of bench presses.....high weights with low reps......is this right...

i am also doing triceps pull downs and lat pull downs.....at nights i do 200 crunches and around 150 push ups.......

am i doing the right things to build my upper body......mainly pecs...

finally how long will it take to see a difference in my upper body....i can already lift a heavier weights but i cant see a visual difference

all suggestions are welcome

Answer 1

You should do incline and decline bench presses as well.

If you get bored of bench, do dumbbell presses.

I usually do 135 12 reps warm up then 185 5 reps for 3 sets then back to 135.

I switch to dumb bell presses after like 60 lbs each or so.

For decline, you'll be doing less weight than regular bench press.

Same with incline.

The incline works your upper chest towards your collar bone and the decline makes it so it sticks out at the bottom more and gives it a boob effect.

Answer 2

yes your working them right and its clear you know what muscles your training with each exercise which is good as most people start without even having a clue. also heavy weight and low reps is the right idea, if you can do any more than 10 reps the weight isnt heavy enough.

all i would reccomend is you include more variances of exercises if you can just to make sure you workout all areas of each muscle to the best, like include dumbbell pullover and chest flyes to your chest workout if you have the equipment.

i cant tell you when you will see results as it depends on your diet (protein intake) and work intensity, however i would expect to see the muscles taking shape at around the 2 month mark, as soon as you can feel them and flex them you will have a greater undestanding of how to work them effectively.

Answer 3

just because your doing a work-out doesn't mean ur going to see a big differance sounds to me you may need to change ur diet and start taking some protein, or maybe even creatine if you drink enough water.