Muscles Targeted:

• This is a great compound exercise that targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps, and can be used toward the beginning of any push workout.

• Incline Presses compared to flat presses target the upper chest more. .

Form:

• Start by getting tight on the bench and maintaining three points of contact: your feet on the floor, your butt on the seat and your shoulders pressed into the bench.

• Load the bar over your chest, then slowly bring it down until the arms are about 90 degrees. Press back to the starting position while maintaining your bridge.

• It’s important to prevent the elbows from flaring out too much to avoid putting too much tension in the shoulders.

Rep Ranges:

• I’d recommend performing this exercise in any rep range above 6 and keeping the real low rep sets for your Flat Barbell Bench Press.