Decline Barbell Bench Press
Push · chest · intermediate
Start
FinishHow to do it
Lock the legs into a declined bench, lower the bar to the lower chest just below the nipple line, and press straight up with the elbows tucked around 45 degrees.
Muscles worked
Primary: chest · Also works: triceps
Equipment
Barbell, Full gym
Common mistakes
- Unracking or re-racking without a spotter on a decline
- Letting the bar drift up toward the throat
- Cutting the range short because the decline shortens it already
Variations
- Decline close-grip bench
- Paused decline bench
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