Incline Bench Press: Chest Exercise
The incline bench press is a strength training chest exercise and can be performed in beginner to advanced workouts.
Remember to keep your belly button drawn in throughout the exercise.
Muscles Worked
Primary Muscles: This works the entire chest muscles.
Secondary Muscles: Front of shoulder and triceps.
What you need: An inclined bench and a barbell.
Preparation :
- Lie down face up on an inclined bench
- Knees bent at 90 degrees and feet on the floor, shoulder width apart and pointing straight ahead.
- Draw your belly button in.
- Hold a barbell with an overhand grip and hands a little wider than shoulder width.
- Press the weight up.
- Lower slowly with control to the chest and repeat.
- Variation: Flat Bench Press works the same muscles work the triceps more intensely than the incline press.
Return from Incline Bench Press to Strength Training Exercises
