How to Do an Incline Barbell Bench Press

How to do bench presses with barbells on an incline. Learn tips and techniques for working out the chest, back, shoulders, and arms in this weightlifting video.

[TwinParksBX]

Pinch your shoulder blades, arch your back, elbows should be right under your wrist. Arching your back and pinching your shoulder blades together keeps the pressure off your shoulder blade and more on your upper chest.

[Itsaaronadams]

The second he said “avoiding any arching” I was out. #CyaL8er

[EnthusiasticGoat]

You still arch your back. The reason is so you use more chest and have more power in the movement as well as less shoulder being used with more core involved.

[JibbsCompilations]

Isnt a full extension all the way to your chest?

[NamesEli]

@iModpsp if no one has answered this, benchpress is when the bench is flat, incline is when the bench is raised, where the head is at.

[ChrisCDXX]

very informative and professional, thank you!

[CrazyDave-mt]

Inhale on the way down..inhale on the way up..lol

[TheZackBaker]

Ah, so that's how you get a big chest, just never exhale!

[RomeBoarderr]

@Twinturbo120 What do you do inhale on the way in?...

[marklewis]

I thought you bring the bar all the way down to your chest. He is only bringing 80% of the way down.

[hammerman]

@Respecthebrotherhood Eating healthy will mostly help out that problem, but yes bench press does help too.

[tunisiano]

the bar its too heavy on me i just can do 3 times lol and after that my trecipes hurts me a lot

[HazenMire]

@NastyTigerstyle It certainly depends. One could choose to either bench with a flat back or arched back.
Recently I tweaked my back by arching it during this exercise, not too bad but enough to make the week uncomfortable for me.
Arching your back may also result in using more of your mid pecs than you want in the exercise (this is important if working your upper pecs are priority).
But yes, always, always, always, tuck the shoulders!

[happyjunki]

so.... you don't touch your chest?

[thunderdog]

@belldogg19 You need to be careful with joint pain. It can cause serious harm. I can't tell you exactly what your doing wrong cause i dont know but joint pain is bad bad bad. I stopped benching since it was to hard on my neck and back. hope this helps.

[bror]

Can any one please tell me why he breaths out when he is going to take the bar upp! you need oxygen for the muscles to work at it's max? please tell me why he breaths out when he takes the bar upp

[YungEezyTellEm]

I heard when you lift the bar, you have to make a L shaped with your hands. Not to flex all the way up!

[erikbush]

Hear that, Guys??? No More Jerking!!!

[Samorahakasadik]

gym equipments dressed same as him...

[b-s]

Elbows are too wide
Doesn't bring bar down to chest
Back isn't arched
Back probably isn't retracted.

Terrible 0/4