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obsvr said some good things.
I do the same chest exercises you do... 3 sets of 6 or 8 reps each. A few tips I can think of are:
-don't forget about the negative motion. For example, in bench press, going up is positive, down is negative. Make sure the negative is slow and controlled - you almost get more benefit from it than the positive. In general, make your negative for every exercise slower than the positive, expecially on the last rep.
-you can only get the most out of your chest exercises if your triceps (back of upper arm) are rested. I do triceps right after chest, on the same day, so they're healed by the time I do my chest again.
-your pecs should be tender the day after your chest workout. You need 2 full days rest before you work out your chest again. Example, work out chest on monday, don't do it again until thursday.
-eat lots of protein, especially in the hour after your workout.
-do enough weight so that you have trouble or can't do the very last rep of the last set (ex. the 8th rep of the 3rd set)
-the basic rule is: low reps + high weight = muscle mass; high reps + low/moderate weight = muscle definition
-like obsvr said, try to mix up your exercises. hit as many different angles on your pecs as you can.
good luck!!!
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