How Important Is Incline?

[miplank]

Same here. Low incline DB presses has to be my favorite "chest" exercise. I'm not built for flat BB but I hit them hard. They are one of the best upper body mass builders you can do.

I love low incline DB presses. I hate flat bb press, and i don't do it. I feel as though I get better results from DB's anyways and they aren't as hard on my shoulders IMO.

BB press is just a dick sizer lift for the gym.

 

[burnthiscorpse]

Stop changing shit all up all the time and just get on a heavy lift compound movement split. Your really young. Get to base building.

I do hate incline DB though. Despise it. (yes i have done them enough to know)
Love low incline BB though. Even though I have been stuck at 225 for two weeks. DOnt really do flat BB but I love flat DB. Broke into the 120 pounders tuesday. Psyched. I know its not alot for some of you freaks though.

 

[miplank]

attention everyone...


it's YOU'RE!

 

[ExtraMile]

Yep! EM is just bitching and i have no idea why, he hits PR's every workout and still not happy about it.....

I never set a PR on my inclines. I tryed them for 6 weeks when I did the bill star 5x5, then stopped. Now I just finished 6 more weeks of them and still dont like them and never set any PR's.

Extramile if you dont mind me saying you change your workout way to damn much bro. Your always switching all kinds of shit around and changing rep schemes adding and or droping exercises. Build a great program that focus's on your goals and absolutely kill yourself in the gym and then go home and eat then go to bed.


45 Degree Incline Curl,Kroc Rows,Kpipe Curls,BB Complex

Some of these listed are not needed at all. Kroc row??kpipe curl?? The fuck is that?

If your goal is to be powerlifter than you shouldnt be doing a ton of accessory shit, and your reps shouldnt be greater than 6 in my opinion. Also diet is extremely important.

This is just me giving contructive criticism. : )

I know I change it too much, but I try and keep the program the same, I was on the bill star 5x5 for 3 months, only changed chins because doing them twice a week I wasnt progressing on them, now Im doing a split and Iv never done this before so Im just investigating what I like and stuff like that.

kroc row is a type of dumbell row, SL does them too.
kpipe curl is a variation of reverse curl, I just do 4 sets of them after my back workout. When I have sorted this incline stuff then Ill be done changing and stick with it.

 

[cryptosporidium]

if i dont like a certain movement, i make it a point do it more and not pussy out. the only way i wont do something is if it either hurts me or has been proven ineffective.

otherwise, why would you leave any stone unturned?

but it depends on your goals right?

 

[burnthiscorpse]

if i dont like a certain movement, i make it a point do it more and not pussy out. the only way i wont do something is if it either hurts me or has been proven ineffective.

otherwise, why would you leave any stone unturned?

but it depends on your goals right?

Yeah, for me incline DB feels like an injury waiting to happen. Very uncomfortable.

 

[Pikaberdot]

Pretty much whatever muscle group I hated training the most I made into a Priority. Same for great exercises -- I used to hate Deadlifts and now they are hands down my single favorite exercise. I laugh when guys leg press 1000's of lbs and can't even squat 225.

I love doing Inclines personally, I start almost every chest workout with Incline Barbell Press bringing the bar down to my Adam's Apple, getting a nice stretch, and then pressing up.

 

[RottenWillow]

Yeah, for me incline DB feels like an injury waiting to happen. Very uncomfortable.

I think incline barbell or db is a bad idea. Beats the hell out of the rotators. The bar does not need to descend to the part of the pec you wish to work, which is the whole idea behind inclines. In fact it doesn't need to descend to the pec at all. You can touch at the bottom of the sternum completely beneath the pec wall and get sore upper pecs the next day.

 

[SaiBoT]

I like CG inclines - feels like an entirely different exercise,

Both normal and close grip can be useful if you want to PL but this stuff isn't written in stone. Do enough of them so you understand what's going on and file it away for future reference.

+1. I have to constantly remember myself of how good CG inclines are, it totally elminates lats influence and shows how good your upperbody pressing strength is.

 

[SaiBoT]

I never set a PR on my inclines. I tryed them for 6 weeks when I did the bill star 5x5, then stopped. Now I just finished 6 more weeks of them and still dont like them and never set any PR's.



I know I change it too much, but I try and keep the program the same, I was on the bill star 5x5 for 3 months, only changed chins because doing them twice a week I wasnt progressing on them, now Im doing a split and Iv never done this before so Im just investigating what I like and stuff like that.

kroc row is a type of dumbell row, SL does them too.
kpipe curl is a variation of reverse curl, I just do 4 sets of them after my back workout. When I have sorted this incline stuff then Ill be done changing and stick with it.

When you sort this incline thing out, there'll always be something else lil CF. Like i said if you don't like them don't do them... now if you wanna start getting good at them then you gotta start prioritizing, what's gonna be?