i have an indent in my chest and i was just wondering will this fill out?

Question

i am a pretty skinny kid only weigh about 145. i recently started working out and i have been for about 2 months. but i am having a lot of trouble filling out my inner chest. there also appears to be an indent in my chest where no muscle seems to be? is this normal for people who just started working out? will it fill out?

Answer 1

Have you had the indent all your life? If you have, it's probably pectus excavatum. This is a result of the ribs growing inward instead of outwards, and you should have a doctor look at it, especially if you're still growing.



I myself have it (but I'm a girl, and it tends to be worse with guys) and I've had to get EKGs, sonograms on my heart, breathing tests, etc, to make sure the ribs aren't putting any restraint on essential organs. Luckily, mine is fine and doesn't need to be fixed. It can be fixed through two different surgeries, but they're very invasive and IMO not worth it unless it's a health risk. Although the indent is noticeable when I wear a bathing suit, I don't find it necessary to do anything about it.



And if this is the case, surgery is the only way to fix it. Since it's the way your bones are, no amount of working out will fix it.



Here's some more information about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectus_excavatum



Hope that helped!!

Answer 2

Chest Indent

Answer 3

For the best answer you should see a doctor. I am not a doctor but I play one online. There are a lot of thin people who are born with that indentation on their chest, working out will only show it more. Another explanation is you could have been sick when you were a baby and the medication cause the indentation, when my gf was a baby, she had a lung problem but was mistreated for a heart issue instead. She now has this diamond shaped concave inward indent on her chest at the bottom of her sternum, you should speak to your parents about this. Finally as a work out you can lay on your back, hold a dumbbell by one side with both arms extended and press it right over your sternum. This exercise develops the inside center of your chest.

Hope this helps.

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i have an indent in my chest and i was just wondering will this fill out?

i am a pretty skinny kid only weigh about 145. i recently started working out and i have been for about 2 months. but i am having a lot of trouble filling out my inner chest. there also appears to be an indent in my chest where no muscle seems to be? is this normal for people who just started...

Answer 5

I'm not a guy but, it's normal. My fiance has the same indent and he works out.

Answer 6

Indentation In Chest

Answer 7

you can bulk up and work out and it will fill out although (although YOU might always notice it), we used to call it having a bird chest

Answer 8

it's normal and it won't fill out don't trip