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Decline bench=worthless?
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MonStar1023
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What a crock of shit.. I dont know where people come off stating 'oh this exercise doesnt work at all' and bla bla bla. I dont believe that ANY exercise is COMPLETELY worthless. Every exercise has a specific purpose and was invented for a reason.
I believe that the decline bench is one of the best exercises for hitting the pecs. It reduces the chances of the front delts coming into play and puts the pecs in a very strong position. Most people can decline bench more then they can even flat bench.
I would suggest including declines and totally forgetting about what your friend said.
I believe that the decline bench is one of the best exercises for hitting the pecs. It reduces the chances of the front delts coming into play and puts the pecs in a very strong position. Most people can decline bench more then they can even flat bench.
I would suggest including declines and totally forgetting about what your friend said.
I have heard it said several times that you should be able to decline bench more than you flat bench. But, for me... its not the case, I dont even come close to pressing on the decline what I can on a flat bench.
Being a newbie at this, maybe im just doing the decline wrong... someone want to tell me the correct position for doing the decline, what angle, etc.
I also notice when doing the decline that I have an EXTREMELY hard time getting the weight just up.. but once its up.. I can do 8 reps with it, it just seems like it takes ALOT more energy to just get the weights into the starting position.
Maybe im just doing the whole thing wrong.
Being a newbie at this, maybe im just doing the decline wrong... someone want to tell me the correct position for doing the decline, what angle, etc.
I also notice when doing the decline that I have an EXTREMELY hard time getting the weight just up.. but once its up.. I can do 8 reps with it, it just seems like it takes ALOT more energy to just get the weights into the starting position.
Maybe im just doing the whole thing wrong.
blakbelt said:
Declinging less is often the case when you first start. Since w/ the regular bench you have allot of other muscle groups aiding in the lift. However as you progress most people find that there decline is better because now the other muscles that were before aiding in the lift are now holding them back.
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Advaik
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I can't work out my chest without doing decline. My delts way overpower my chest, if I am doing flat bench my delts do all the work. Different strokes for different folks though - but whatever you do don't stop doing an excersize just because of one source information. Usually if something like this were true it would become a huge discussion, you can't beleive it just because you heard it from a friend who heard it from a relative who heard it from a brother who read it in a magazine. Its usually bs
a bench with a small decline can be very beneficial in increasing your flat bench. One of the top trainers in the country has his athletes do this when their flats get stale.
Depends what you are going for I guess...
Depends what you are going for I guess...
DanielBishop
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I can bench more on decline, but I still don't feel it working quite as well in my pecs. And sometimes I get shoulder joint pain, especially when lifting the weight off the rack.... I think the decline bench at my gym is poorly designed, with the bench being too long and therefore the rack is way back from the shoulders. And I'm 6'2" so I'm sure I'm not the only one who has trouble with it.
I get nothing out of declines, too small of a range of motion and my delts and tris do all the work. Dips are better IMHO opinion for anyone but they still hit my triceps for me to consider a direct chest exercise. My suggestion is that you give them a try for a couple weeks, if you start to like them... keep'em if not ditch'em.
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