Incline Bench Press

The incline bench press emphasises your upper chest muscles.

 

How to perform the Incline Bench Press

Technique
  1. Adjust the bench so that the incline is at about a 30 - 40 degree angle.
  2. With the barbell on the rack, lie on the bench so that the bar is above your head.
  3. Bring your hands up and hold the bar just wider than shoulder width apart.
  4. Lift the barbell off the rack and extend your arms until they're straight.
  5. Slowly lower the weight until the bar almost touches your chest.
  6. Slowly lift the weight back up.
  7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 until you've repeated the desired number of reps
Number of Reps For building muscle size: 3 sets of between 6 - 8 reps. For muscle tone: 3 sets of between 12 - 15 reps.

 

Muscles Used

Primary Muscles

Pectoralis Major, Clavicular (Chest - upper pecs)

Secondary Muscles

  • Deltoid, Anterior (Shoulder - front)
  • Triceps Brachii (Triceps)

Stabilizer Muscles
  • Biceps Brachii, Short Head (Biceps)

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