Building muscle over collarbone? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

exponent_doobie · 05-09-2005, 07:41 PM

Was just wondering if there are any good exercises or lifts to build up the collarbone area? I just dont like having my collarbone so exposed and I'm trying to build some cushion around it. Is there anything that specifically targets it? Or should I just continue with building up my shoulders and chest?

trickyy · 05-09-2005, 10:21 PM

incline press should help, if you aren't doing it

mokle · 05-10-2005, 02:51 AM

Dumbell Shrugs are also very good for building the upper traps which will help

http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Trap...r/DBShrug.html

stevie667 · 05-10-2005, 03:11 AM

To build up the shoulder girdle area, you need to work out: Your chest, your shoulders and your upper traps.

The chest muscles will take a while to fill out up to the collar bone, and you will have to do incline benching as well as normal chest exercises to do that.

frogza · 05-10-2005, 09:47 AM

Incline bench will build under the collarbone, do shoulder shrugs and standing rows to build up above and beside. That should do it.

Iliftrocks · 05-10-2005, 01:36 PM

I'll have to agree with the chest, shoulders, and traps work for that area. Just curious, why do you want to cover the collarbone?

I'm asking because once in my kung fu class the instructor couldn't use me for practice because the move he wanted to show required manipulating with the exposed collarbone.

Amano · 05-10-2005, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Iliftrocks

I'll have to agree with the chest, shoulders, and traps work for that area. Just curious, why do you want to cover the collarbone?

I'm asking because once in my kung fu class the instructor couldn't use me for practice because the move he wanted to show required manipulating with the exposed collarbone.

Yikes, that sounds painful. That's probably reason enough to cover up the collarbone in the first place! :-)

exponent_doobie · 05-11-2005, 07:51 AM

Ahhh, I just want to cover it up because it seems so fragile and that it'll break easy, that's all.

thingstodo · 05-12-2005, 08:00 AM

Also try incline flys or use the cross-cable machine and do flys from the ground up instead of the usual way you see people doing them.

05-09-2005, 07:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
exponent_doobie Tilted	Building muscle over collarbone? Was just wondering if there are any good exercises or lifts to build up the collarbone area? I just dont like having my collarbone so exposed and I'm trying to build some cushion around it. Is there anything that specifically targets it? Or should I just continue with building up my shoulders and chest?

05-10-2005, 02:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
mokle Psycho Location: Alberta, Canada	Dumbell Shrugs are also very good for building the upper traps which will help http://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Trap...r/DBShrug.html __________________ Mokle "Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see" -Ali

05-10-2005, 03:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
stevie667 Too Awesome for Aardvarks Location: Angloland	To build up the shoulder girdle area, you need to work out: Your chest, your shoulders and your upper traps. The chest muscles will take a while to fill out up to the collar bone, and you will have to do incline benching as well as normal chest exercises to do that. __________________ Office hours have changed. Please call during office hours for more information.

05-10-2005, 01:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Iliftrocks Junkie Location: Near Raleigh, NC	I'll have to agree with the chest, shoulders, and traps work for that area. Just curious, why do you want to cover the collarbone? I'm asking because once in my kung fu class the instructor couldn't use me for practice because the move he wanted to show required manipulating with the exposed collarbone. __________________ bill hicks - "I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."

05-12-2005, 08:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	Also try incline flys or use the cross-cable machine and do flys from the ground up instead of the usual way you see people doing them. __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.

05-09-2005, 10:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
trickyy ►	incline press should help, if you aren't doing it

05-10-2005, 09:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
frogza Registered User Location: Right Here	Incline bench will build under the collarbone, do shoulder shrugs and standing rows to build up above and beside. That should do it.

05-11-2005, 07:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
exponent_doobie Tilted	Ahhh, I just want to cover it up because it seems so fragile and that it'll break easy, that's all.