Incline Barbell Bench Press
Push · chest · intermediate
Start
FinishHow to do it
With the bench at 30 degrees and shoulder blades pinned back, lower the bar to just below the collarbones and press it back over the upper chest.
Muscles worked
Primary: chest · Also works: front delts, triceps
Equipment
Barbell, Full gym
Common mistakes
- Setting the bench near 60 degrees, which makes it a shoulder press
- Bouncing the bar off the upper chest
- Letting the elbows flare to 90 degrees at the bottom
Variations
- Low-incline bench at 15 degrees
- Paused incline bench
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- Cable Flychest
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