Chest Workouts: Bench Press, Push-Ups, and Muscle Building

Building a bigger chest involves mastering the proper push-up technique and optimizing your bench press for maximum muscle gain. Compare the advantages of dumbbell presses versus bench presses and learn how to target the inner chest specifically.

How to Build Pectoral Muscles With a Torn Rotator Cuff

Published Jan,25 2012 | By Erika McAuley

Nobody enjoys injury recovery; it takes hard work and patience. Recovering from a rotator cuff tear poses challenges to strengthening the rest of your upper body. Caution is given to movements that increase the pain in your shoulder.

Erika McAuley is a freelance writer from Abbotsford, British Columbia. As an exercise rehabilitation professional, she has been preventing and treating musculoskeletal injuries in athletes and civil workers since 2008. McAuley holds a Bachelor of Human Kinetics in athletic therapy from Trinity Western University and an Advanced Certificate in Athletic Therapy from Mount Royal University.