close grip bench press

machinehead · 01-14-2005, 04:44 PM

hello

i saw in the gym a guy that do incline 30 degrees close grip bench press, on what muscles it's work and what the diffrent between incline and flat?

LAM · 01-14-2005, 04:47 PM

the main focus is still on the tricep. it's just another variety of the movment. I do close grip on the flat bench, decline and incline...

min0 lee · 01-14-2005, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAM

the main focus is still on the tricep. it's just another variety of the movment. I do close grip on the flat bench, decline and incline...

All in 1 day?

Tough Old Man · 01-14-2005, 04:53 PM

I do them on the flat bench. As long as you add close grip benches to your arm routine, I don't think it matters whether there incline, decline or flat bench. JUST ADD THEM TO YOUR ROUTINE.

min0 lee · 01-14-2005, 04:55 PM

To me they are the best mass tricep exercise.

Archangel · 01-14-2005, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tough Old Man

I do them on the flat bench. As long as you add close grip benches to your arm routine, I don't think it matters whether there incline, decline or flat bench. JUST ADD THEM TO YOUR ROUTINE.

DITTO!!!

machinehead · 01-14-2005, 05:44 PM

ok thanks... that guy told me that this exercise (incline c-g bench press) work on the middle of the upper chest, i didnt want to told him that he wrong because i wasnt sure, thanks for clearing this... :-)

Cold Iron · 01-14-2005, 07:28 PM

middle of the upper chest?

Sh|t, I'm lacking in that area of the chest. I'll have to try that isolation..

Stu · 01-14-2005, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by machinehead

ok thanks... that guy told me that this exercise (incline c-g bench press) work on the middle of the upper chest, i didnt want to told him that he wrong because i wasnt sure, thanks for clearing this... :-)

prince has just posted a sticky on this subject

http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/sh...ad.php?t=41879 (Isolating the upper, middle and lower pecs (chest))

Duncans Donuts · 01-14-2005, 07:42 PM

I love narrow grip bench presses for my chest

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