Thoughts on Incline/Flat bench on 5/3/1

[Muzzlrpress]

So for the past several months, I've been doing incline instead of flat bench. It just occurred to me that this may be slowing my ohp progress, and I may be missing out on titty strength by not doing flat.

Should I switch back to flat for a while and maybe do incline as a lighter accessory lift? Will incline be enough for the whole titty?



For your time

[BrunotheBoxer]

I always do both.

I start with some variation of flat every time but it couldn’t hurt to start with incline.

I usually do some flat, incline some flies and some dips and pushups to finish it off.

[Moorgate]

Incline is enough for the whole tits, do some decline or dips though too

[Muzzlrpress]

Incline is enough for the whole tits, do some decline or dips though too

Hate decline so much

[capowt]

**** you muzz

[GooBaaa]

Hate decline so much

Do decline on the smith the bench setup they have for decline is just too much, all you need is a plate under the bench to get you that slight decline

[Muzzlrpress]

**** you muzz

Fuk you Saddam Hussein of Iraq

Do decline on the smith the bench setup they have for decline is just too much, all you need is a plate under the bench to get you that slight decline

Used to do that for DB decline. Suppose I can toss em back in.

[Techriding101]

if a flat bench is open, ill do my flat bench sets and then do some volume on incline

is flat benches are all taken, i do strength sets on incline followed by a few supersets

dont do decline either, gay chit

[TommyRO]

Yes incline will make OHPs weaker depending on what you hit first that week. Too much delts used so it will be fatigued and feel weaker, feel being the key word. Works the opposite also if you prioritize ohp.

[x-trainer ben]

"this may be slowing my ohp progress"
The front delt is engaged highly in benching so it has to take a bit away from OHP.
How much depends on your form.
I always see the pro BB coaches tweak the pros form to work what is supposed to be worked.

[rectifryer]

I switched to incline for a year when I felt like I wasn't getting upper chest development from bench. It didn't help that much.

I started watching how body builders train and they "lead" the bench movement with the chest, making sure it's activated. I started doing that with cable flies and now I finally have a line down my chest.

Training for strength is not the same as training for development, so you may be able to use that to your advantage. Engage your chest on flat bench, and stick with ohp. For ohp do you push your head forward as the bar rises? This focuses on the medial deltoids far more. You could find synergy with that technique and using flat bench but leading with movement with the chest.

Athlean-x's vids on this are pretty good.

I always see the pro BB coaches tweak the pros form to work what is supposed to be worked.

EXACTLY

It's hard to break out of the mindset that there is only one right way to perform a movement if you have a powerlifting background.

[superman704]

I feel like incline is just front delts and almost no chest at all, if you want huge breast development you gotta do stuff like dumbell pullovers, dips and flat bench press. It is what it is

[x-trainer ben]

I switched to incline for a year when I felt like I wasn't getting upper chest development from bench. It didn't help that much.

I started watching how body builders train and they "lead" the bench movement with the chest, making sure it's activated. I started doing that with cable flies and now I finally have a line down my chest.

Training for strength is not the same as training for development, so you may be able to use that to your advantage. Engage your chest on flat bench, and stick with ohp. For ohp do you push your head forward as the bar rises? This focuses on the medial deltoids far more. You could find synergy with that technique and using flat bench but leading with movement with the chest.

Athlean-x's vids on this are pretty good.


EXACTLY

It's hard to break out of the mindset that there is only one right way to perform a movement if you have a powerlifting background.

Solid advice, Larry Wheels just explained how he had to change his training now that he is a bodybuilder.

[rollerball]

I feel like incline is just front delts and almost no chest at all, if you want huge breast development you gotta do stuff like dumbell pullovers, dips and flat bench press. It is what it is

That depends on the angle of the bench. I feel like people often make the angle too steep for incline press and basically turn it into an overhead press.

[steeler505]

Depends, are you training shoulder and chest on the same day?

[Muzzlrpress]

Depends, are you training shoulder and chest on the same day?

Chest Tuesday, shoulder Saturday


Got dinner reps to dish out on recharge itt

[rollerball]

Chest Tuesday, shoulder Saturday

5 days apart?

[Muzzaapress]

"For your time"

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[rollerball]

"For your time"

Nikka what don't you understand??? We don't care about gifs with hot ladies. We want to see a gif of you opening your chocolate butthole

Have you ever seen Bone Tomahawk?

There's a scene in that movie involving scalping that I would love to recreate in real life using you.

[GaryRidgway]

I think the problem is more likely that ohp is impossible to progress on.

[Muzzlrpress]

I think the problem is more likely that ohp is impossible to progress on.

Don't you put that evil on me

[rollerball]

Don't you put that evil on me

You've already reached your natural limit, Daywalker.

You know what you have to do now.