IFBB professional athlete Breon Ansley is bringing the heat after announcing on March 19, 2022, that this will be his last year as a Classic Physique competitor prior to move to a heavier division. the two times classical physicist olympia the winner recently shared his new diet high in calories and carbohydrates Y uploaded a chest Y deltoid training focused on mass building to YouTube on April 12, 2022.
Ansley has struggled to recover from his loss to Three-time reigning classical physicist division champion chris bumstead in 2019 and was dissatisfied with his most recent fourth place finish in the 2022 Arnold classic in March.
Check out Ansley’s chest and shoulder workout at Fitiquity gym in Sunny Burbank, Calif.in the following video:
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Incline Barbell Press
Ansley wasted no time, jumping straight into the incline barbell press. Although, in general, it does not start its chest workouts with these types of compound or “power” movements.
I tend to gain muscle pretty quickly when doing power moves and not more isolation moves.
But Ansley isn’t worried about getting bigger and allows himself to “go with the flow” for the final build of Classic Physique:
The time has come for my muscles to really grow and expand, to see their full potential in terms of muscularity and density.
hit the chest with a angle of inclination emphasizes the upper fibersa common weak area for many bodybuilders that can make a big difference aesthetically on stage.
Ansley performed his first set at 135 pounds, including the bar, and then admitted that he felt heavy as he hadn’t done this exercise in a long time. He added two 25-pound plates for another game and then increased the weight to 225 pounds. He is seen performing five sets on camera.
Incline Dumbbell Press
The next exercise is incline dumbbell press, which Ansley doesn’t usually do. Nevertheless, he thinks it’s the best way add muscle mass to the chest.
The best way to gain muscle mass is dumbbell instability work…the fastest [way] to create that density, the depth of the muscle.
Ansley discussed the benefits of doing resistance style chest workout for mass gains and why packing on more muscle can create better care cut to compete fit.
Ansley performed a set using 70lbs dumbbells for this exercise before moving on to 85-pound dumbbells and finally 100-pound dumbbells for your last two sets.
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Seated machine chest press
Ansley jumped into chest press machine, where he made two sets. The advantage of this exercise over free weights it is stability it is not a limiting factor and therefore you can load heavier.
After his sets, the former 212 competitor was teased about competing in the Open division, where the biggest competitors are:
What do we think guys Open? open category? Open split here we come.
At the time of this article’s publication, Ansley has not disclosed which category he will move into once he leaves Classic Physique in December 2022.
Pec Deck/Machine Chest Flye
flies They are a basic for bodybuilders while they open the pectoral muscles to maximize the stretched position. Arm adduction (bringing arms toward midline) is important for full activation of the chest and hypertrophy. Ansley did two sets and hit his goal of 20 reps on the final set.
Bodyweight dips and dumbbell lateral raises
Ansley wrapped up his chest workout with what the video showed as a full set of exercises. body weight dips, a classic chest and triceps building exercise. As he explained during the session, his chest-focused days include some delt work and vice versa (shoulder days include some chest training). The dumbbell lateral raise it’s non-negotiable to achieve a wide, rounded deltoid look. Only one set was shown.
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Breon Ansley Chest and Delt Workout
Below are the exercises in the order they were performed during the workout. Due to video editing, no specific reps per exercise were given.
- Incline Barbell Press
- Incline Dumbbell Press
- Seated machine chest press
- Pec Deck/Machine Fly
- I’m asking
- Dumbbell Side Lateral Raises
Ansley, 42, is 17 weeks away from her next show, the Olympia 2022from December 16 to 18 in The Vegas, Nevada.
Featured Image: @breonma_ on Instagram
