Your pectoralis major is a large and powerful chest muscle that’s shaped like a fan. It starts from two sections: your breastbone (sternum) and your collarbone (clavicle). The two sections come ...

You see, to truly improve your posture, it’s important to strengthen key muscle groups on the anterior and posterior, or front and backside, of your body, Charlee explains. “The anterior side of the ...

The pectoralis major muscle is a large muscle in the upper chest, fanning across the chest from the shoulder to the breastbone. The two pectoralis major muscles, commonly referred to as the ‘pecs,’ ...

Do you want to change the shape of your body through exercise? Or maybe you’re an athlete who wants to improve your swing or throw. If so, building your chest muscles can help achieve these results.

BALTIMORE – A torn pectoralis major muscle, or pec muscle, is a serious injury striking boxers, pro wrestlers, body builders and even a growing number of military servicemen. It's a condition that ...

When it comes to toning the upper body, the biceps and triceps may get all the love, but chest exercises shouldn’t be overlooked. Chest workouts offer a variety of benefits from building strength to ...

Chest pain can be disconcerting, but it’s important to remember that not all discomfort signals a serious health condition like a heart attack. In fact, the culprit behind the pain in your chest may ...

South Carolina Gamecocks running back MarShawn Lloyd lifts weights during a workout. Weightlifters have to watch out for an injury to the pectoralis major muscle. Jeff Blake The State Q. I was working ...

When it comes to strength training your muscles for a sculpted, well-defined chest, you’re probably familiar with your pectoralis major muscles, the large set of muscles that stretch across the upper ...

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland 2 Department of Accident and Emergency, St Vincent's University Hospital The treatment of pectoralis ...

Between my job as a writer and my large breasts, I’ve found that at the ripe age of 33 my posture is seriously not OK. I always knew this, but in the past few years, my shoulders have gone from ...