![]() This muscle also allows us to raise our arms past 90 degrees and holds the scapula against the ribcage. Found on both sides of the rib cage this muscle’s main function is to pull your shoulder blades forward when pressing weights, throwing a punch or doing pushups. To target the pec minor it’s important to do exercises where your body is a position with shoulder blades depressed while you’re leaning forward like when doing dips.Īlthough the serratus anterior might not be considered a chest muscle it aids in some pressing movements. ![]() The action of the pec minor makes it a little difficult to target when doing chest exercises as it isn’t a primary mover. The pec minor aids in pulling down and spreading apart the shoulder blades and helps us to breathe properly. Surprisingly the pec minor actually helps to control posterior bodyparts due to where it’s attached. This muscle starts at the 3 rd-5 th rib and inserts into the coracoid process (small hook like structure) of the scapula. The triangular shaped pectoralis minor muscle is found underneath the pectoralis major. Exercises like decline bench press, dips and regular bench press target this head where you are pushing forward or downward. The major function of this head is also to adduct the arm plus it helps with internal rotation of the humerus.
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