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    Can u alternate incline and flat bench?

    i usually do flat bench press then i do incline bench. can i alternate, doing incline first and flat second? will it make any difference other than i will be weaker for the second exercise than had i done it first.

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    of course you can alternate, incline presses kick ass

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    yes.



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    Quote Originally Posted by P-funk
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    Quote Originally Posted by the_general64
    i usually do flat bench press then i do incline bench. can i alternate, doing incline first and flat second? will it make any difference other than i will be weaker for the second exercise than had i done it first.
    Heck yes and if one can be straight bar and the other DB's might even be better.

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    i like switching them up in my workout.

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    Yup. You can do overhead pressing first for that matter.
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