Incline Barbell Bench Press. To touch your chest or not to touch it?

[LeeJunFan]

i touch my chest on all three

 

[from zero]

Always touch.

 

[b fold the truth]

Touch...no reason not to.

B True

 

[anabolicmd]

Everyone's shoulder girdle is designed differently

Its the same design, the proportions are diferent, and Im being a smartass, arent I?

 

[Singleton]

I usually touch or almost touch on inclines. I like a closer grip so that I can hit the clavicular head more than the sternal head.

I pull my shoulders back, squeezing my shoulderblades together and push my chest out. I lower the bar all the way.

You can also experiment with locking out vs. not locking out, and rep tempo/lockout pause. (Faster is usu best for power, though)

 

[Super Newbie]

Touch

 

[PIGEON-RAT]

i always touch

 

[NYBodyguard]

touch