I have bad shoulders so incline seems to be much easier on them.
I have bad shoulders so incline seems to be much easier on them.
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I have a bad shoulder and flats kill me these days barbell hurts more than dumbells, not sure why
Yeah I can't do flat bench any more. Incline and decline are the only way to go for me. It's amazing that a slight change in angle makes all the difference. I get bursitis in my shoulders caused by too much rough sport in my younger days. I've had one shoulder operated on last year and its come good now. Will get the other one done soon, but I don't think that I will ever go back to flat bench.
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Generally incline bench is safer than flat especially for past shoulder injuries. Flat bench has probably injured more shoulders than any other exercise. But form is paramount as well as being senisble with the weight used. Loads of guys bench the same way no matter the incline of the bench. Meaning the plane of movement is the same so I try to change things up. I do flat, incline and decline presses rotating them through the week. I usually use a suicide grip as I am more comfortable like that. Hammer grip db presses are also easier on the shoulder as mentioned above. Chest dips are an incredible exercise for the chest.
Obviously heavy and progressive training is ideal for all bodyparts and chest is no different. But for me personally I have had much better results utilizing a mix of heavy bench with machines using lighter weight and really squeezing on every rep. Many hammer strength chest machines are ideal for this. I naturally have a weak chest and poor muscle mind connection but I found by utilizing certain machines has made a massive difference. Go heavy but really focus on form and squeezing the chest on every rep and really making it burn. Ben Pakulski and Charles Glass have some great videos on you tube regarding form and technique.
Flat bench if training for strength, ive always done flat but now i'm getting some decent size ive noticed my upper chest is lagging a bit..
so i added incline bench every second week instead of flat, and all my accesory movements(flies etc) i now do incline and my chest is looking alot better and fuller.
incline is slightly more deltoid then flat.
If it causes a pain free shoulder then go with that.
Also note the muscle fibers don't change a whole deal between flat and incline.
cant flat bench anymore, incline is def more comforatble nowdays. agree with physiq above, go with what the body is telling you
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