How to make your rib cage bigger

[cubanojoe]

Everyone likes a big chest, but your cheast muscles hang off of your rib cage. Is there any special exercise to make your rib cage bigger so you will have a more pronounced chest?

 

[inked1]

If you believe Arnold then yes, cause he said doing db pullovers will expand your ribcage.

but IMO its like saying can I make my femur longer, or how can I increase the width of my radius. It can't be done

 

[gottabadrash]

you'll be able to increase the size of rib cage the same day that you can make your fingers longer by doing wrist curls

 

[Deep-Squats]

Genetic engineering is the only way to expand the rib cage, but thats a theory also.

 

[Dlove]

Um I think I believe Arnie is right on this one. I also read in his book that if you do DB pullovers for a yr. your ribcage will slowly start expanding. I know he's a genetic wonder but look at his pic's over the yrs and his ribcage definitely expanded.

 

[cubanojoe]

Hard to believe all these guys started out that big. Going to start to do pullovers and see if it helps

 

[huskyguy]

Dumbell pullovers right after you have accomplished a set of heavy squats--the ultimate rib cage expander

 

[cubanojoe]

I'll try it thanks

 

[Insane_Man]

but IMO its like saying can I make my femur longer, or how can I increase the width of my radius. It can't be done

The femur does get thicker in individuals who do lots of heavy lifting.

 

[Mudge]

Once your cartilage is fused you are done for. Arnold was dreaming.

 

[Jacked]

I actually believe that you can change the shape of your rib cage slightly. I know this because when I grapple and wrestle a lot my rib cage became wider when you look at it from the anterior/posterior position. It's more dramaic during wrestling tho and I think that's because there is a lot more pressure on the rib cage than in Jiu-jitsu. I think it's a way of allowing your lungs to expand more to increase your oxygen intake and i think that it's also caused by mechanical forces being applied to it I'm sure that you can do exercises that can increase the size of it but it's probably a slow process like someone mentioned above.

 

[putin]

Everyone likes a big chest, but your cheast muscles hang off of your rib cage. Is there any special exercise to make your rib cage bigger so you will have a more pronounced chest?

It's called genetics, you're either born with a big rib cage that makes your chest stick out or you're not. Arnold was born with one, it's all bullshit that he "expanded" it.

 

[putin]

I actually believe that you can change the shape of your rib cage slightly. I know this because when I grapple and wrestle a lot my rib cage became wider when you look at it from the anterior/posterior position. It's more dramaic during wrestling tho and I think that's because there is a lot more pressure on the rib cage than in Jiu-jitsu. I think it's a way of allowing your lungs to expand more to increase your oxygen intake and i think that it's also caused by mechanical forces being applied to it I'm sure that you can do exercises that can increase the size of it but it's probably a slow process like someone mentioned above.

Sure maybe it's possible but very minimal. Try taking air into your lungs as much as possible and do that for an hour every day. That should work.