Flat or Incline for Chest??

[wtlftr]

I do flat bench first because i love the increase in weight and EGO.Flat bench gives you a good ego booost. Incline gives you a good pump but who ask how much you incline?

 

[MJBossman]

I do flat bench first because i love the increase in weight and EGO.Flat bench gives you a good ego booost. Incline gives you a good pump but who ask how much you incline?

So how much do you flat bench?

 

[WalkingBeast]

Both. Hard to say which is better. Inclines definately bring up the upper chest more IMO, but really its hard to analyze that movement and seperate it from the rest of my training. Ive always done both incline and flat bench in my training. I wouldnt take either out of my routine though.

 

[tzan]

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

It doesn't. My only problem is I am training with the 5x5. For the longest time I have been doing the following:
5x5 flat barbell
2x6-8 incline db
2x8-10 dips

While my flat bench has increased nicely, my incline work hasn't really improved. The amount of weight that I flat press blows my incline weight away(315lb w/ 5x5 on flat to only 90lb db on incline for 10, of course it is done after flat). Since I haven't done incline barbells in a while I figured for a change of pace I would start off with them. When looking in the mirror it appears that my upper chest is lagging behind. Here is what I just changed my routine to:
5x5 incline barbell
2x6-8 flat barbell
2x8-10 dips

 

[Dial_tone]

I normally have about a 50-60 lb difference between flat & incline weights.

 

[anthrax]

I normally have about a 50-60 lb difference between flat & incline weights.

since I have almost stoped doing flat bench the difference is getting pretty low

 

[WalkingBeast]

My incline and flat are real close. 360 max incline and 370 max flat last I tested them.Reps are also close as you can see in the signature. Now with this injury, Im not sure how long it will be before I can even do those lifts again. Id be much stronger on Inclines if I made them a priority. I train them with the same amount of sets as flat, on thier own seperate day but dont give them as much rest and focus as my flat bench. I train by myself on incline day also, where as I work with someone on flat day. Makes a big difference.

 

[wtlftr]

Bossman, flat benchin over 400 with an inzer shirt. In the upper threes raw, but mainly going for hypertrophy these days.

 

[LeeJunFan]

how come only one person has mentioned decline, are these not very effective or something?

 

[majutsu]

Actually, I was just reading how declines dbs were most effective of all on EMG, and also how Ken Waller used to do primarily declines . . . .