whats your opinion on Incline for chest? ive herad too much conflictting info

[110%]

i was always and still under the impression that an incline angle is the best for chest development because at this angel there exists the least shoulder development, and flat has too much shoulder involvement, and decline works the triceps more as it limits the botoom range of motion.

today i was reading over at wannabebig forums and the majority despise incline, saying that it is a cross of an overhead press and a flat bench thus works shoulders more (i thought flat worked shoulders more than incline). they all say to do flat and decline.

whats your opinoin, i have never done declien thinking it works tris more.

 

[gymtime]

Basically, the higher your arms go on a press, the more shoulder is involved. That's why mil presses are shoulder excercises and flat bench is a chest excercise. As for declines working the tris, they don't work the tris anymore than any other press excercise.

Flat, incline, decline.....which one is "best" can be argued all day long. This is one of those things you have to try yourself to see where you most benefit. Personally, I "feel" incline presses the most in my chest. But others swear by declines.

 

[Boss101]

When doing bench presses try lowering the weight you normally use a bit. Then when you lower the bar roll your shoulders back I find this takes some stress off of my shoulders and places it on my pecs.

 

[110%]

ok, but would decline with its angle work the lockout part of the press more thus i could say not more tricep work but less chest work?? doesnt the chest come into play in the press towards the bottom of the movement??

gymtime, so do u think incline works too much shoulder than chest involvement since it is almost an overhead press??

 

[coolcolj]

I have a weak upper chest but I'm getting good results from inclines at 30 degree using dumbells, But the key thing is to turn the dumbels so they face each other like in a fly position. And then press em up like a normal BP but sorta drift outwards, so in a way its liek a fly with more weight. You can feel your pecs working like this, if you turn the dumbells to the normal BP position, I feel it more in my shoulders.

So I guess the the position of thumb tells which part is being worked harder - if its up, more chest, if its facing each other more shoulders and if their facing down outwards, more triceps

 

[gymtime]

gymtime, so do u think incline works too much shoulder than chest involvement since it is almost an overhead press??

No. But that's because I don't set the bench real high up on the incline. I'm not sure the exact degree, but I'd guess it's about 30-35 or so. I think going much higher than that makes too much use of the shoulders.

 

[b fold the truth]

If you feel that inclines put too much stress on your shoulders, try bringing your grip in one finger to put a bit more stress on your triceps.

B True

 

[Haz]

It would make sense that that inclines use shoulders more, and the chest less (because of the angel). However, I can feel inclines in my chest much better then on a flat bench. I use a very low incline however (20-30 degrees).

 

[Vortexx]

Like Cool said, the "flye-press" works great, i love dumbell presses all the way, incline flat and decline

 

[strength]

i never even do flat bench nemore

cause i get much better results from slight incline and the decline bench. p.s. i also use nothing but dbells. my chest has exploded in the past few months