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post 1704192621 07-26-2024, 04:19 PM
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Do you believe in upper chest?

and hitting incline bench press does anything extra in improving it?
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post 1704192721 07-26-2024, 04:21 PM
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It does, when I first did starting strength there was no incline bench in the program, after I ran the program a few months I looked like I had saggy tits with no upper chest.
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post 1704192751 07-26-2024, 04:23 PM
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If You have the lower body and you have no upper body, you got a problem
Because if You have the lower body and you have no upper body, you got a problem building...wait a minute. You have the upper body, and you have no legs, you got a problem building your legs. You have the upper...you have the lower body and you don't have the upper body, the upper body, it is easier to build. So if you have the lower body and you don't have the upper body, it is easier to build the upper body. You have the upper body and you don't have the legs, you got a problem building the lower body... No, you don't understand. You have the upper body, but you don't have the lower body, you got a problem building downstairs. You got the up- legs on the bottom, it is easier to build on the top, so you don't have much as a problem. Yeah.
post 1704192791 07-26-2024, 04:23 PM
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Yes but I believe a high incline is the best way to hit it. 60 degrees or so.
post 1704192951 07-26-2024, 04:27 PM
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I focus on upper chest exercises and it has made a difference. Incline DB press, Smith incline, Hammer Strength incline one arm cross body presses, incline flys, champaign presses, etc..
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post 1704193051 07-26-2024, 04:30 PM
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i think the additional "upper chest" gains you get from an incline are exaggerated by broscientists but yeah i do believe in doing multiple variations of pressing.

personally i just do flat BB and then either a standing military or a DB shoulder at like 80 degrees but thats just me.



its like the guys who swear that a particular variation of pushdown is going to hit the medial heads like crazy... yaaa bro no.
post 1704193131 07-26-2024, 04:33 PM
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your chest muscles dont differentiate between the chest exercises that you do... just like any other body part


you either are stimulating the chest muscles or you arent


genetics, you either got a nice full rounded chest or you don't. the only other solution is lots of boldenone. that'll make your upper chest shelf nicely if youre lean
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post 1704193151 07-26-2024, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted By DrugsToGetBig
the only other solution is lots of boldenone. that'll make your upper chest shelf nicely if youre lean
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post 1704193181 07-26-2024, 04:34 PM
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A lot of people who don't know what they're talking about in here...

edit SOME, not a lot.
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post 1704193311 07-26-2024, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted By johnvee73
A lot of people who don't know what they're talking about in here...
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post 1704194271 07-26-2024, 05:05 PM
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Yes. Incline dumbbell allows a nice full stretch for your pecs and front delts without an increase in injury imo. I always did 2 sec pause db for incline over flat db. Barbell flat bench. Not a fan of barbell incline though tbh.
post 1704194381 07-26-2024, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted By DeadlyStriker
Yes. Incline dumbbell allows a nice full stretch for your pecs and front delts without an increase in injury imo. I always did 2 sec pause db for incline over flat db. Barbell flat bench. Not a fan of barbell incline though tbh.
Barbell incline always felt weird
Decline feels good to me but I never do them

Flat Bench, Dips, In DB is my goto
post 1704194491 07-26-2024, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted By rstlne1
Barbell incline always felt weird
Decline feels good to me but I never do them

Flat Bench, Dips, In DB is my goto
Yea pretty much how I felt. Incline barbell was just uncomfortable. Decline was cool but just never felt like doing it lol.
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