okay, im trying to get the correct angle to have for the incline press. how many clicks up from "bench" position should i go to perfectly targe the upper chest?
|
|
Results 1 to 21 of 21
-
07-07-2005, 03:01 PM #1
Whats the correct angle for Incline Press (upper chest)?
-
07-07-2005, 03:05 PM #2Squats traps to grass
- Join Date: Jul 2004
- Age: 99
- Posts: 34,817
- Rep Power: 74274
Try starting with 30 degrees and go from there. That is a pretty good "average".Originally Posted by scaven
-
07-07-2005, 03:05 PM #3Iron Snowflake
- Join Date: Jun 2005
- Posts: 25,113
- Rep Power: 63999
I've heard 30 degrees, but some say 45. Any higher you're hitting shoulders.
I don't know either lol
-
07-07-2005, 03:07 PM #4Registered User
- Join Date: Aug 2004
- Location: Orange, CA
- Age: 41
- Posts: 1,211
- Rep Power: 244
There is no "correct" angle. Saying "correct" or "right" automatically imposes a "wrong" or "incorrect" angle.
Of wich, there is non.
You should understand how the angle is effecting what is being worked.. from decline, through flat, to incline.. how is the angle of the body in releation to the pull of the weight (straight down) effecting what muscles are being used more or less in the movement.
The higher incline you go, the more you will involve the shoulders and arms in the motion, to the point of sitting straight up, wich then becomes like a military press.
Experiment and find what works for you, 30 degree's, maybe 35.. it really doesn't matter. I'd say that you should even vary the angles just to change the way things are being used slightly and to keep your body guessing just a lil bit on your incline bp.something clever and witty
-
-
07-07-2005, 03:08 PM #5iron lion zion
- Join Date: May 2005
- Location: Lazy student, 19, from Sunny England, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Posts: 3,670
- Rep Power: 697
i use 30 and hits big time
whatever people say i am, thats what i'm not
-
07-07-2005, 03:10 PM #6Moderator
- Join Date: May 2005
- Location: Australia
- Posts: 33,724
- Rep Power: 1876568
I was going to start my post that way but you beat me to it. Anywhere from flat through to 45º feels about right. Generally I set it to 30º and adjust it slightly from there. If I could share one piece of advice about incline it's to vary the angle slightly each workout.Originally Posted by Josiah
-
07-07-2005, 03:12 PM #7Iron Snowflake
- Join Date: Jun 2005
- Posts: 25,113
- Rep Power: 63999
Some times I use a very steep incline to hit the very top of my chest. I really want an upper chest so big that it hides my collarbones.
I don't know either lol
-
07-07-2005, 03:18 PM #8<3 Tea
- Join Date: Jan 2004
- Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Age: 45
- Posts: 8,454
- Rep Power: 6753
same ^^^Originally Posted by micky c
-
-
07-07-2005, 03:41 PM #9Squats traps to grass
- Join Date: Jul 2004
- Age: 99
- Posts: 34,817
- Rep Power: 74274
LISTEN I SAID 30 DEGREES!!
-
07-07-2005, 03:43 PM #10Ghost Negger
- Join Date: Aug 2004
- Location: Texas, United States
- Age: 43
- Posts: 21,176
- Rep Power: 1374
Calm down D1. Don't put the 19" PYTHONS on 'em man. It' s not worth it.Originally Posted by Defiant1
-
07-07-2005, 04:25 PM #11Squats traps to grass
- Join Date: Jul 2004
- Age: 99
- Posts: 34,817
- Rep Power: 74274
Nah, just screwing around. No one said it was "the best" or "only" angle, yet someone posted as if they did.
I just rolled with it.
In case you didn't notice, I'm in joke mode today.
Too much bad news in the world I guess.
As I'm typing this, FOX news said they found the body of a 5 year old missing girl.......
-
07-07-2005, 05:47 PM #12Postural Advocate
- Join Date: Oct 2004
- Location: Canada
- Age: 40
- Posts: 2,004
- Rep Power: 451
Hear about the terrorism in London? Thats horrible as wellOriginally Posted by Defiant1Nah, just screwing around. No one said it was "the best" or "only" angle, yet someone posted as if they did.
I just rolled with it.
In case you didn't notice, I'm in joke mode today.
Too much bad news in the world I guess.
As I'm typing this, FOX news said they found the body of a 5 year old missing girl.......
"I'm worried about deadlifts too. I mean the word "dead" has got to be in there for a reason. Are you sure they won't kill me?" - olympic
-
-
07-07-2005, 05:53 PM #13Squats traps to grass
- Join Date: Jul 2004
- Age: 99
- Posts: 34,817
- Rep Power: 74274
That was the original.Originally Posted by KopyKatHear about the terrorism in London? Thats horrible as well
Plus the Hurricaine.
Plus the brother of Shasta Groene.
-
07-07-2005, 10:37 PM #14myth
- Join Date: Apr 2005
- Location: australia
- Age: 65
- Posts: 449
- Rep Power: 241
on an adjustable bench its the first click or the second ( incline ) what ever feels better to you.Originally Posted by scavenif you want good training advice , dont ask the biggest guy in the gym. ask the guy who's made the most improvement
-
07-07-2005, 11:21 PM #15Registered User
- Join Date: Mar 2004
- Location: Ft Collins Colorado
- Age: 38
- Posts: 29
- Rep Power: 0
Need help
I have been working out for about 4 years now, and i have been trying very hard to develope my pecs, they don't seem to match up with the rest of my body. I have been working really hard to buld my pecs, and they do not seem to be getting any bigger, so i know i must be doing somthing wrong. i'm thinking the problem is that i am not doing these excersises correctly. For example, the bench press, incline, decline, and flat. I don't know if i may be holidng the bar wrong , or maybe bringing it down too far. I do not bend my elbows, i breath in, and out like you are suppose to, and i do hold it for a second when i bring the bar up. Someone please let me know how the bench press should be done correctly.....
-
07-07-2005, 11:26 PM #16Nutritional Fanatic
- Join Date: Nov 2003
- Age: 37
- Posts: 1,909
- Rep Power: 521
http://thefitshow.com/week3/milos_chest_med.htmOriginally Posted by wrestlinguy85
watch his video, it helped me alotMax-OT Style Training Journal:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=142350311
-
-
07-07-2005, 11:42 PM #17Train smarter, not harder
- Join Date: Sep 2004
- Location: here, there, Canada
- Age: 41
- Posts: 15,875
- Rep Power: 808
15-30
<->
-
07-08-2005, 01:24 AM #18▲▲▲ Just as it says ▲▲▲
- Join Date: Apr 2005
- Location: Having a drink, in a pub, Next to the resturant at the end of the universe
- Age: 44
- Posts: 632
- Rep Power: 379
actually the correct angle is 28.457893°. I find this optimizes the pressure on the chest and alleviates stress on the shoulders. Any more or less than that and you just wasting your timeOriginally Posted by Josiah"The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds" - Henry Rollins
-
07-08-2005, 06:28 AM #19Squats traps to grass
- Join Date: Jul 2004
- Age: 99
- Posts: 34,817
- Rep Power: 74274
Apparantly, SOMEONE didn't read my above post....
(rubs temples, tries to remain calm)
-
07-09-2005, 04:48 AM #20myth
- Join Date: Apr 2005
- Location: australia
- Age: 65
- Posts: 449
- Rep Power: 241
well i say somewhere between 10 - 30 % but you can find that for yourself .on an adjustable bench 1 or 2 notches , whatever feels better to you
if you want good training advice , dont ask the biggest guy in the gym. ask the guy who's made the most improvement
-
-
07-15-2005, 10:20 PM #21myth
- Join Date: Apr 2005
- Location: australia
- Age: 65
- Posts: 449
- Rep Power: 241
between 10 - 30% incline .....on an adjustable bench the first or second notch is all thats neededOriginally Posted by scaven
if you want good training advice , dont ask the biggest guy in the gym. ask the guy who's made the most improvement
Bookmarks