What Is An Incline Bench Press
The flat bench press is a much more natural fluid movement compared to your everyday activities.
What is an incline bench press. The general consensus seems to be that an incline of 15 30 degrees will put optimal stress on the upper pec while keeping the recruitment of the front delts to a minimum. However just like the incline chest press there are some cons. The incline bench press is a version of the traditional bench press in which the bench is positioned at about a 45 degree angle. Incline bench is an alternative exercise to the flat bench that places the back of the bench at a 15 to 60 degree angle.
It targets muscles of the upper chest and shoulders. For this variation the front of the bench is angled between 45 and 60 degrees so you are leaning back slightly. Its variations which include the incline and decline bench presses are also used widely in the strength conditioning world. Bench dumbbell press forms the primary movement for chest development.