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Originally posted by Mudge
Where do you touch on the chest? Have you read the article in my signature?
Shoulders used to bother me when I had my elbows out in outer space.
Originally posted by Yanick
I meant declines will eliminate shoulders more than any other chest movement.
Originally posted by Yanick
I meant declines will eliminate shoulders more than any other chest movement.
Originally posted by jadakris31
how good is decline for building chest mass compared to flat and incline .. im doing gopros workout so but always throw in 2 sets of decline after flat/incline, but maybe ill throw in more sets of decline and less flat incline? thoughts?
Originally posted by Prince
here is a short and consise answer that will not spark another "chest isolation" debate...
use all angles to build your chest: flat, incline and decline.
Originally posted by jadakris31
how good is decline for building chest mass compared to flat and incline .. im doing gopros workout so but always throw in 2 sets of decline after flat/incline, but maybe ill throw in more sets of decline and less flat incline? thoughts?
Originally posted by Monolith
So if a decline press is just as effective as a flat or incline press, why aren't declines more popular?
Originally posted by Mudge
How many people actually know all that much about what they are doing anyway? How many people are really all that developed or study the stuff?
Declines are traditionally popular even with people who DONT train that often or know what they are doing, because you can usually do more on them. Hitting the decline bench throws an easy 40 pounds or so on my bench.
Originally posted by Monolith
Why can you do more with a decline? Ive been getting the impression that flat and incline use both the pecs and delts to move the weight, and that declines use only the pecs. Why is it possible to move so much more weight when using just one muscle group versus two? Or is that an example of how inefficiently flat and incline benchs normally hit the pecs?
Originally posted by Mudge
Why is it harder to move the weight on a steep incline? More shoulder, less power of the lats and chest as on a flat or decline. Where you touch down on the chest on a decline also allows for shorter travel, which is also part of bench technique and even genetics. I never use less than 3 plates on the decline
Originally posted by P-funk
You are never JUST using your pecs or shoulders. On any type of bench press (incline, flat, or decline) they are both being used.