Did I work my chest of my chest isn't sore?

[Anonymous]

I did a big chest workout yesterday and I woke up and only my triceps and biceps are sore. My chest isn't really sore at all. I did flat dumbbell press, inclined dumbbell press, and a variety of chest flies, but only my arms are sore. Did I workout my chest? I was doing everything in the right form too.

[maiez]

If your arms are too weak for your chest workout you will have to wait until they can perform better. Once your arms get used to the weight you are lifting then you will start to raise the weight to a difficulty that your chest will start to feel. Don't worry its normal.

Unless its DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), then you should feel chest within the next day and you did the workouts at the right weight.

[takumii]

Yes you did work out your chest, though your arms did most of the work. Because our body cheats, it uses some force from neighboring parts as well to get the work done. A few more weeks and your chest will start getting sore as well, that's when you will realize that you're making progress.

[Anonymous]

You over did it and worked muscles you have not worked before maybe that's why you're feeling the pain now, you stretched the muscles remember each part of the body is connected to othe parts of the body just because you didn't work your chest the pain from the arms channel down through to the chest too, how do you not know this it's common sense.

[Asker]

I understand why my arms are sore but I didn't understand why my chest isn't sorr

[Opinion Owner]

I just told you you worked your arm, your arms are connected to your torso and pressure when working your arms channel through to the chest area what you are feeling is the pain from your arms leading into the chest area it happens.

[Asker]

Ok thank you

[Opinion Owner]

Thanks for MHO :)

[TayTay21]

Just because a muscle isn't sore doesn't mean it didn't get worked. I got sore a lot when I started lifting, and now I'm hardly ever sore because my conditioning is so good. It takes a huge effort for me to get my legs sore, like a 2-hour session.

[TripleAce]

Most likely not. You probably didn't target the muscle properly. Obviously you're still getting sore from working out... but your arms shouldn't be 'mosypt' sorr when doing chest exercises

[brewersfan01]

that sounds right when your starting out. every exersize works more than 1 muscle, even though it hits a certain muscle group the most. Just keep doing it, and your secondary muscles will strengthen enough that your chest will get targeted more.

[GreatnessBack]

Give it another day. The soreness hasn't come yet.
If it doesn't come by the next day, I think it's alright to work it out more.