How important is incline bench press for balanced development? So far I only do flat bench press and shoulder press with dumbbells.
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Thread: How important is incline press?
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09-26-2007, 09:41 AM #1
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How important is incline press?
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09-26-2007, 09:46 AM #2
incline press
i believe that a bench press with a slight angle is better then flat.
the more angle the more shoulders of course, but i have always done what we call flat bench presses at aboutt 12 degrees.
incline presses at more of an angle are also necc. for comp. development.
just dont do to many as they do overlap the shoulder workout quite a bit
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09-26-2007, 09:53 AM #3
IMO, DB Incline Presses (30 to 35 degrees) are extremely important for chest development. Many people do inclines and don't do flat. I do both. The upper chest ties into the delts. IMO again, incline DB or BB (if your shoulders can handle it) work, is essential to bodybuilding.
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09-26-2007, 09:58 AM #4
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Incline benches work the upper pecs. I get far more out of them than flats. I do both flats and inclines (at 30 degrees) on a smith machine. Of course, unlike me, some people can get a big chest easily, just from flats; I imagine those lucky dogs would do even more amazingly with inclines.
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09-26-2007, 10:13 AM #5
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I agree with Mark.. I never do flat, only incline and decline. (And dips, and flyes... )
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09-26-2007, 10:17 AM #6
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09-26-2007, 10:33 AM #8
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09-26-2007, 10:39 AM #9
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09-26-2007, 10:47 AM #10
Back in ancient times I did only incline angled pec work. Bench, dumbell presses and flies. Just the way I was taught by my mentor Harry Pearl (Bill's bigger brother). I did weighted dips as my only non inclined pec work. Idea was to get that upper pec/delt tie in. I will attach a pic from some 20+ years ago which shows these results.
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09-26-2007, 11:15 AM #11
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09-26-2007, 11:26 AM #12
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Inclines are very important for upper chest. As some people have said, it is a great tie in with the delts. I do flats with different grips. Doing this stresses the chest a bit differently.
I guess the rule of thumb is to hit your chest at different angles for overall chest development. Don't forget declines if you have access to a decline bench."Your life is defined by its opportunities... even the ones you miss."
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