Incline/Decline bench angle

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Incline/Decline bench angle

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peagreen Total Posts : 1552 Reward points : 1313 Joined: 08/04/2007 Location: The back of arseville city!! Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options Incline/Decline bench angle - 22 June 2008 10:49 What approximately are the best angles to set the bench for incline and decline benching to hit the top and bottom of the pecs harder? The bench at the gym never seems to decline enough and hit my chest very well, I was thinking of tilting it further on a ledge or something, would this help?

carl19 Total Posts : 2985 Reward points : 1551 Joined: 24/09/2006 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: Incline/Decline bench angle - 22 June 2008 11:00 58.76859 degrees imo you can hit the full chest with a flat bench but i do choose to use an incline also of about 15 degrees... i never use a decline THE MAKE OR BREAK stay Natty or Not JOURNAL

peagreen Total Posts : 1552 Reward points : 1313 Joined: 08/04/2007 Location: The back of arseville city!! Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: Incline/Decline bench angle - 22 June 2008 11:12 I'm trying to round out the top on my chest and started hitting my chest from all angles, which is why I am trying different positions on the incline and decline - never feel as though the decline helps much though, may even drop it altogether. Thanks though.

PAGAN Total Posts : 11748 Reward points : 2961 Joined: 28/12/2004 Location: The back of Fat Pete's Metaphorical Tiger ! Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: Incline/Decline bench angle - 22 June 2008 11:20 I dont like a high incline. I put my bench at about 30% .

stephen77 Total Posts : 2365 Reward points : 2525 Joined: 28/07/2005 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: Incline/Decline bench angle - 22 June 2008 19:04 anywhere from 45 degree to minues 45 degree. personally I like 0 degrees. but that is me. the higher the incline the more emphasis is placed on the shoulders.

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RE: Incline/Decline bench angle - 22 June 2008 21:53

ORIGINAL: peagreen

What approximately are the best angles to set the bench for incline and decline benching to hit the top and bottom of the pecs harder? The bench at the gym never seems to decline enough and hit my chest very well, I was thinking of tilting it further on a ledge or something, would this help?

For me, for Incline between 30-45 degrees suits me

i very rarely do any Decline benching, no main reason, i just don't really like doing it and prefer Incline.

Incredible Bulk Total Posts : 11103 Reward points : 2040 Joined: 04/04/2006 Location: Pompey Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: Incline/Decline bench angle - 23 June 2008 13:10 30 degrees for me, 45 degrees is too harsh an angle and i feel it more in my shoulders Bulking for Mr Titan 2009 - My Journal

swift Total Posts : 5328 Reward points : 1310 Joined: 21/03/2007 Location: uknown Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: Incline/Decline bench angle - 23 June 2008 18:06 i personally set the bench at four notches up. If you never expect anything from anyone you will never be disappointed.