All Upper Chest lifts

Incline Bench Press

This is training information, not medical advice.

Incline Bench Press starting positionIncline Bench Press finishing positionDemo

Primary

Secondary

Equipment

Barbell · Incline Bench

Difficulty

Intermediate

How to perform

  1. Set the bench to roughly 30–45 degrees and lie back with a stable base.
  2. Unrack the bar over the upper chest.
  3. Lower to the upper chest with elbows tracking under the wrists.
  4. Press back to the start while keeping the upper back tight.

Tips

  • A steeper incline shifts more work to the front delts.
  • Avoid flaring the elbows excessively.

See Upper Chest in the 3D model

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