Flat or Incline for Chest??

[anthrax]

Incline

(and sometimes decline)

 

[NYBodyguard]

everyone has to figure out their own chest, one body part I think you really haveto try many things before you can tell whats workin for you

 

[aerowana]

30 degrees incline on wide grip for chest day only.

Flat bench with close grip for arm day blasts triceps.

Dont know why, but Im scared of flat benching with wide grip cos I tried it last time, and the muscle seems to bulge out towards the low pecs and doesnt look pleasant. Doing inclines gives me a much better tank look. But flat with close grips are soooo effective for triceps.

 

[b fold the truth]

everyone has to figure out their own chest, one body part I think you really haveto try many things before you can tell whats workin for you

I agree...

I also felt that dips did a lot for my chest when I was 'bodybuilding".

B True

 

[d3track]

low incline db is my choice

 

[d3track]

I always utilize both lifts, but was wondering which you guys would consider to be a better all around lift for building the chest. Currently I just switched to doing heavy inclines first followed by lighter flats.

judging by your avatar, you have built a nice chest already!

 

[Dial_tone]

I don't see why it has to be an either/or choice. I prefer to do both exercises. When I'm not doing 5x5 I do something like

Bench press 4 sets
Incline press 4 sets
low incline fly 4 sets
dips or decline press 2-3 sets to pump

 

[Debaser]

Flat bench.

To me the incline press is a compromise of the flat and overhead presses, but it doesn't work the shoulders as well as the overhead, and doesn't work the chest as much as the flat bench. I'd rather stick to flat bench + overhead presses as my pressing movements.

 

[b fold the truth]

Flat bench.

To me the incline press is a compromise of the flat and overhead presses, but it doesn't work the shoulders as well as the overhead, and doesn't work the chest as much as the flat bench. I'd rather stick to flat bench + overhead presses as my pressing movements.

Interesting...

I use the incline as an accessory movt for overheads and I do mid grip flat bench to increase my overhead lockout...but rarely ever flat bench with a mid/normal grip.

B True

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

flat BB bench for me-- incline BB bench kills my shoulders.