body building question....

detox5 · 01-14-2005, 04:42 PM

Whats the best way to work your "seratus" muscle, is the 3 little muscles on the side of your rib cage just below the arm pit.

7CardStud · 01-14-2005, 07:21 PM

You want to be benching with a very wide grip, meaning, less weight as well, those muscles aren't nearly as strong... You can also add some crunches while pushing up the weights (at the same time)

PT · 01-15-2005, 12:38 AM

"The serratus helps when you push heavy objects off your chest at various angles, controls the separation of your shoulder blades, and assists in lifting your shoulders"

Crunches work well, also twists.
And because your serratus is involved i nall those movements exercises like bench, shrugs, rows, will also work it to and extent.
But best would be twist crunches with weight..

SaSaRai · 01-15-2005, 07:21 PM

do side laterals , let your arms hang, with weights in them and the lift them straight out to make yourself in a "T" posistion.

abcd1234 · 01-16-2005, 06:53 AM

The serratus is very hard to train and it will only show after a lot of fat loss. To train it properly you should be doing exercses that include it while focussing on other muscles, these are exercises such as straight-arm pushdown and pullovers, rope crunches and twisting crunches

Apparently, one other way of training them is reverse armpit rows. I wouldn't reccomend these as they can be quite dangerous.

Good luck!

01-14-2005, 04:42 PM	#1
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01-16-2005, 06:53 AM	#5
abcd1234 Offline Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 1,188	The serratus is very hard to train and it will only show after a lot of fat loss. To train it properly you should be doing exercses that include it while focussing on other muscles, these are exercises such as straight-arm pushdown and pullovers, rope crunches and twisting crunches Apparently, one other way of training them is reverse armpit rows. I wouldn't reccomend these as they can be quite dangerous. Good luck! __________________ You should have seen The curse that flew right by you Page of concrete Stained walks crutch in hobbled sway Autodafe

01-14-2005, 07:21 PM	#2
7CardStud Offline Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: MN Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 284	You want to be benching with a very wide grip, meaning, less weight as well, those muscles aren't nearly as strong... You can also add some crunches while pushing up the weights (at the same time)

01-15-2005, 12:38 AM	#3
PT Offline Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia Age: 24 Posts: 16	"The serratus helps when you push heavy objects off your chest at various angles, controls the separation of your shoulder blades, and assists in lifting your shoulders" Crunches work well, also twists. And because your serratus is involved i nall those movements exercises like bench, shrugs, rows, will also work it to and extent. But best would be twist crunches with weight..

01-15-2005, 07:21 PM	#4
SaSaRai Offline Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA, VA Age: 20 Posts: 327	do side laterals , let your arms hang, with weights in them and the lift them straight out to make yourself in a "T" posistion.