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Incline vs flat bench please tell me?

goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2003/12/30, 08:25 AM What are the advantages by doing bench press at an incline? I dont disagree with them just curious to find out.
MikeCan Posts: 91 Joined: 2003/12/04	2003/12/30, 09:19 AM Even though the pectoral muscle is one major muscle, the incline bench will place more emphasis on the upper portion of the muscle. I work the incline more often because the upper portion of my chest needs it most. However, I make sure to mix it up and hit the muscle at all angles. Good luck! -------------- Mike
goldengloves Posts: 690 Joined: 2003/09/19	2003/12/30, 09:24 AM ============ Quoting from mikecan: I make sure to mix it up and hit the muscle at all angles. Good luck! ============= Im feeling the effects now my chest is pretty sore from yesterdays workout. Not saying that it is bad because the feeling makes me feel good because im getting better and stronger.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2003/12/31, 10:21 PM u have read somewhere on this sight or in a book, i think someone posted it a while back that the incline presses and flys actually recruit more muscle fibers( specially dumbells do to the stretch)but both are still good excercises so use both....one week start out flat bench, then do incline, next week flip them so u get the best of both worlds -------------- ---andrew.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records!
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2004/01/02, 02:55 PM hey bigandrew, I have heard that about the decline bench also. Not many people include it in their workouts, but I keep hearing that you should. It is hard to get positioned to do it with dumbells unless yo have someone to hand them to you, but I have found the Smith machine great for these. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...Do not be discouraged; everyone who got where he is, started where he was.--anon ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2004/01/02, 10:25 PM Yeah AZREDHEAD...Declines recruit more muscle fibers. Everyone's best bet is to hit the chest at all different angles. -------------- May the lift be with you.