Incline Machine Chest Press

Start

Finish

How to do it

Adjust the seat so the handles line up with the upper chest just below the collarbones, then press up and slightly inward and lower under control to a full stretch.

Muscles worked

Primary: chest · Also works: front delts, triceps

Equipment

Machines, Full gym

Common mistakes

• Seat set too low, so the press angle becomes an overhead press
• Letting the handles stop short instead of returning to a full stretch
• Slamming into lockout with the elbows

Variations

• Single-arm incline machine press
• Plate-loaded incline press

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Incline Dumbbell Press
• Machine Chest Press
• Incline Barbell Bench Press

Related exercises

• Barbell Bench Presschest
• Dumbbell Bench Presschest
• Push-Upchest
• Machine Chest Presschest
• Incline Dumbbell Presschest
• Cable Flychest