# ATTN: Those that lift question **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 10, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-those-that-lift-question/191059 "2007-07-10T06:33:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![TwoFortySX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twofortysx/32/6014_2.png) [@TwoFortySX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TwoFortySX)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-those-that-lift-question/191059/15 "2007-07-11T16:17:23Z")
> [@Motion to add :squint: & :tif](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motion-to-add-squint-tif/23275/35): > > I’ve just started lifting about a month ago but my question is when i lift chest I never really get a burn feeling like with other smaller muscles i just get to the point where it feels heavy and I just cant push it up anymore is that normal? Anyone else the same way? > > I do get sore the day after > > thanks the problem is that a flat chest press is a compound movement. You smaller “push” muscle are not as strong as your pectorals. So they fatigue more quickly which means less of a workout for the pecs. A way to correct this is to widen your grip on the Flat bench press to engage the pectoral muscle to a greater degree. You can also add fly movements and other variants of teh bench press to your workout. another possibility is to pre fatigue your triceps and front/middle delts prior to performing a flat bench press. you could also do DB flat bench press. there are numerous answer to your question so try a bunch of different things and find out what works for you. bodybuilding is something that for the first few years is largely trial and error. Jimmy --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-those-that-lift-question/191059)._