Get a ripped, athletic body - http://athleanx.com/x/athletic-body Subscribe to this channel here - /athleanxenglish The lower chest line is something that many guys struggle to develop. In this video I'm going to show you how to get ripped lower pecs by targeting the lower portion of your pectoral muscles with the right exercise selection. In fact, I'm going to break down 8 exercises that will help you target your lower chest more effectively and better than ever before. I'll start by showing you the classic decline bench press and explain why this exercise is a bit better for developing your lower chest than the flat or incline variation. It all has to do with the position of your arms in relation to your torso when performing the movement. You'll notice that when you sit down after finishing a set of decline bench presses your arms are not angled perpendicular to your body but rather forward. Chest anatomy explains why this is the preferred angle to attack your lower chest. The pectoralis major is broken down into two main sections (the clavicular or upper and the sternal or lower). However, in the sternal area of ​​your chest you have an additional pectoral head called the abdominal head. This is the lower portion of the pectorals and is angled from bottom to top towards your humerus. If you follow the fibers and train in the same plane as these lower pectoral fibers then you will allow them to be activated and recruited more effectively during your pectoral exercises. Knowing this, we can choose the best chest movements that can work this area of ​​the lower chest better than the ones you are currently using. If your chest routine consists of simply doing dips and decline bench presses to work that lower chest or worse, you avoid these exercises, then you will benefit from trying some of these. We first go over the classic dip exercise (which, again, is a great one for working the lower chest) and even improve it by including an additional push at the end of each rep. This extra scapular protraction also allows you to work the serratus anterior muscle, which perfectly complements the function of the chest and helps stabilize your shoulders during the exercise. Next up we can do a barbell dip for the lower chest. Because you have to angle your entire body more forward during the exercise to stay balanced on the bar, you automatically end up putting your arms in the proper position to effectively work the lower chest. The extra internal rotation of your arms during the exercise helps to get a better contraction in the chest at the top of each rep. From here, you can get more abduction out of your lower chest exercises by performing the D2 push-up pattern with a band or the kneeling X-cross. Both allow you to train with either one arm at a time or both and help you build a better mind/muscle connection. This translates into helping you get better muscle development and defined lower pecs over time. There are so many other exercises that I show to get a sculpted lower chest including some at-home options that require no equipment at all. The point is, if you want to work your lower chest and get rid of those flat or flabby pecs, then you need to start choosing the right exercises for this area. I've shown you 8 exercises but you don't have to do them all. Pick a couple and add them to your chest workout and you'll see the difference quickly. For a complete program on how to build a ripped, athletic body from head to toe (not just lower chest) head to http://athleanx.com and get the ATHLEAN-X Training System. Start training like an athlete and see how quickly you can improve your physique by not overlooking anything in your training. For more videos on how to fix flabby lower chest and the best exercises to build bigger pecs, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel / athleanx