Incline Press- Chest Exercises
If ever you
want to gain pecs like that of a Greek god, then
you should opt for this best chest exercise –
the incline presses.
This is the best chest exercise
to develop the upper portion of the pectoral muscles,
developing the mass and strength of the pectoral
muscles and front deltoids.
This upper chest exercise
will have you looking like the celebrity action
stars.
Other
muscles targeted by this chest muscle exercise
are the deltoids and the triceps.
In any
case, the incline should be a must-have
in every chest muscle exercise.
Incline
presses are a very renowned form of exercise
in bodybuilding cliques, for an aesthetically
acclaimed physique is one possessing a deep,
thickly muscled chest.
Fortunately, this
region of the body responds rather quickly
to regular training. When fully trained,
this portion imparts the look ofpower and
muscular impressiveness to the whole physique.
Here are some tips for doing this chest exercise:
Elbows must not go back towards their head and
away from their bodies.
This way of executing inclines
concentrates undue stress on the entire shoulder
area.
Another common flaw lifters practice when
they incline is they raise their buttocks off the
bench.
This defeats the purpose of doing an incline
press. Arms should be in a 45-degree angle tucked
to the sides, to achieve proper arm movement and
technique.
Rather than stressing the shoulder joint,
this technique places more emphasis on the pecs
and triceps muscles. Begin the upper chest exercise by leaning back
on an incline bench at about 30 to 45 degrees.
Your feet must be planted flat on the floor to
impart yourself a good sturdy base.
Lie supine
flatly against the bench, but arch your back slightly
during this lift.
Take a good grip of the bar
with a medium-wide clutch. Once the bar is lifted
off the rack, do not start down immediately with
it.
Raise the load off the rack and hold it above
your head arms locked.
Slowly start down with the weight, and then touch
the muscles directly underneath the point where
the clavicles converge.
Pause for a brief interval
– doing so prevents you from bouncing the
weight off your chest. Exhaling on the way up,
press it back up to the top position.
In this chest building exercise, the more vertical
your arms are, the better the balance will be
struck. To involve your triceps more, the grip
should be narrower. A wider grip works out the
outer area of the chest more.
