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horizontal push
Incline Barbell Bench Press
Search GoogleIncline Barbell Bench Press is a intermediate horizontal push exercise using barbell and incline bench. It primarily trains upper chest. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- upper chest
- Secondary
- shoulders, triceps
- Equipment
- barbell, incline bench
- Mechanic
- compound
Setup
- — Prepare the incline bench and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning incline barbell bench press.
- — Begin with a light load and increase it only while every repetition stays controlled.
Execution
- — Lower the bar to the upper chest and press without losing upper-back support.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the horizontal push.
- — Lower the bar to the upper chest and press without losing upper-back support.
- — Keep pressure and tempo even from side to side.
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo incline barbell bench press
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range incline barbell bench press