Incline Bench Press Exercise
It targets muscles of the upper chest and shoulders.
Incline bench press exercise. Incline bench press variations. Make sure the bench is adjusted to between 15 and 30 degrees on an incline. Lie back on an incline bench. Works at the beginning and the end of the bench press and incline press to lock the elbow.
Incline bench press incline bench press is an upper body lift that focuses on the chest and shoulders. Barbell or dumbbell the incline bench press if you are using a barbell or incline dumbbell press if you are using dumbbells is key to. A variation on a dumbbell chest press the incline dumbbell press targets the upper portion of the pectoral muscle and shoulders more than a standard bench press does. I do them every other week working my way up to a heavy set of 5.
When completing a bench press exercise all these muscles are used in conjunction to create a successful rep. I get a lot out of dumbbell incline presses rather then bar but that s preference. Chest barbell bench press 5 5 at 70 incline dumbbell bench 3 8 flat dumbbell flies 3 10 lower cable raises 3 12 biceps dumbbell alternate curls 3 8 ez bar. This exercise has a few variations.
Shoulders triceps exercise type. The incline bench press is a variation of the bench press and an exercise used to build the muscles of the chest. The shoulders and triceps will be indirectly involved as well. How to do it adjust your.
For this variation the front of the bench is angled between 45 and 60 degrees so you are leaning back slightly. Anything higher than 30 degrees mainly works the anterior deltoids shoulders. The anterior deltoid functional use is sometimes forgotten when discussing the bench press and muscles used. Many of you are probably leaving a lot of gains behind when it comes to the incline barbell bench press because of a few simple form mishaps.