Another trick is to trap a small ball between the chest and a wall. You might need some oil or lotion for this, of course. 9 is a specific spot on the edge of the pectoralis major, it’s also quite effective to massage the entire space underneath the clavicle, using the big knuckles. Thumb pressure is often adequate to stimulate this spot, but many people - especially men, with their larger pectorals - may need knuckles or even an elbow to get a clear “signal.”Īlthough No. Once you’ve found it, press towards the sternum against the edge of the hollow - that’s pectoralis major you’re pressing - and you’ve found Perfect Spot No. If you explore right below your collarbone, it is easy to find the soft spot between these two large muscles. The pocket is a small, unmuscled space between the deltoid and the pectoralis major. 9 is easy to find by touch: it’s on the edge of a distinctive pocket or hollow directly underneath your collarbone. 9 is a good massage location for both men and women. Even the strongest women usually have relatively thin pectoralis major muscles - something I learned from massaging thousands of people during my massage therapy career. The pectoralis major is also, interestingly, one of the only muscles in the human body that is almost always much larger in men than it is in women, which accounts for much of the difference in upper body strength between the genders. It is completely covered by the pectoralis major, and does not move the arm at all!) A manly muscle: the pectoralis gender gap As its name suggests, it is much smaller. (The pectoralis minor, by the way, is quite a different muscle. The pectoralis major is so large that it can always do its job with at least some of its fibers, no matter what position the shoulder is in.
Like all the big flexors, it’s crazy strong. It is the hugging muscle: it powerfully pulls and rotates the arms towards the center of your body. It is mostly an arm mover, although it also stabilizes the joint between your sternum and collar bone. The pectoralis major covers the top half of your chest. Pectoralis major basics: the hugging muscle It also harbours one of the most commonly-encountered and significant trigger points in the human body, and can produce pain much like a heart attack in both quality and intensity. The “pecs” are popular: of 700+ muscles, the pectoralis major is one of just a dozen or so that most people can name and point to.
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