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Incline Bench Press
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Barbell + incline bench + safety pins
- Sets & Reps
- 3-4 sets × 6-10 reps · rest 2-3 min
- How to do it
- Bench at about 30°; shoulder blades retracted and depressed; bar to the collarbone/upper-chest line; press on a slight path toward the top of the head; no elbow lockout.
- Common mistakes
- Bench angle too high (becomes a press), bar dropping to the mid-chest (flat-bench path), excessive arch
Muscles Worked
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