Barbell Incline Press....shoulders or chest?

themamasan · 03-06-2006, 08:33 PM

I am curious to know what muscle is primarily used in the barbell incline press. I always though it was more chest than anything, but when I was doing them, my shoulders would always feel more burn. I also had developed the shoulders quite a bit a month or so ago while I was doing the incline press every week. Now after stopping the BB Incline press, my shoulders seem to be shrinking. I am thinking of incorporating this exercise when I do my shoulder workouts instead of doing with chest.

So my routine would look more like this for shoulders.

Dips 4 x 8
BB Incline Press 4 x 8
Military Press (DB) 3 x 10
Lateral raises 3 x 15
Front shoulder raises 3 x 15

For my chest workouts, I will go back to DB presses and flys and incorporate the decline press as well. Staying away from BB bench press for a while.

What do you think?

TJ Cline · 03-06-2006, 08:34 PM

Any bench or incline exercise hits the delts and triceps also.

Triple Threat · 03-06-2006, 08:40 PM

The steeper the incline, the more the delts come into play.

03-06-2006, 08:33 PM	#1
themamasan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 456	Barbell Incline Press....shoulders or chest? I am curious to know what muscle is primarily used in the barbell incline press. I always though it was more chest than anything, but when I was doing them, my shoulders would always feel more burn. I also had developed the shoulders quite a bit a month or so ago while I was doing the incline press every week. Now after stopping the BB Incline press, my shoulders seem to be shrinking. I am thinking of incorporating this exercise when I do my shoulder workouts instead of doing with chest. So my routine would look more like this for shoulders. Dips 4 x 8 BB Incline Press 4 x 8 Military Press (DB) 3 x 10 Lateral raises 3 x 15 Front shoulder raises 3 x 15 For my chest workouts, I will go back to DB presses and flys and incorporate the decline press as well. Staying away from BB bench press for a while. What do you think?

03-06-2006, 08:34 PM	#2
TJ Cline Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,544	Any bench or incline exercise hits the delts and triceps also.
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03-06-2006, 08:40 PM	#3
Triple Threat ... Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lost Posts: 9,490 Photos: 6	The steeper the incline, the more the delts come into play.