Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip

Strength · Beginner · Chest

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Primary muscles
Chest
Secondary
Shoulders, Triceps
Equipment
Barbell
Force
Push
Mechanic
Compound
Level
Beginner

Muscles worked

Chest

Also works: Shoulders, Triceps

How to do itBarbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip

  1. 1Lie back on an incline bench. Using a medium-width grip (a grip that creates a 90-degree angle in the middle of the movement between the forearms and the upper arms), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked. This will be your starting position.
  2. 2As you breathe in, come down slowly until you feel the bar on you upper chest.
  3. 3After a second pause, bring the bar back to the starting position as you breathe out and push the bar using your chest muscles. Lock your arms in the contracted position, squeeze your chest, hold for a second and then start coming down slowly again. Tip: it should take at least twice as long to go down than to come up.
  4. 4Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
  5. 5When you are done, place the bar back in the rack.

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