How To Do An Incline Barbell Bench Press Video

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.

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Works top part of chest, shoulders, triceps
Keep feet on floor
Keep abs tight
Grip slightly outside shoulder width
Avoid swaying & jerking

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Lance is certified personal trainer through American Fitness Association of America. He graduated from UNC with a biology degree and currently works for a gym. He specializes in weight training, circuit training, endurance training, and teaching people the proper forms for exercise. He enjoys helping others reach their goals.

LANCE BUMGARNER: Okay. Right now, I am going to show you the proper way to do an inclined barbell bench press. Right here we have an inclined bench with a barbell. The exercise here is going to be working your chest muscles, primarily the top part of your chest, your shoulders and your triceps. Keep your feet firmly on the floor, take a seat onto the bench, keep your back nice and flushed with the back pad, avoid any arching. Keeping your abs tight will help with this. Make sure your grip is even from the center, right outside shoulder width. Lift the weights over top of the chest, bring the weights down slow as you inhale, inhale on the way out. Make sure you keep proper form at all times. Avoid any swaying, any jerking, any fast movements. And remember, this is not a machine. You are using stabilizer muscles to keep this bar in line. Use caution. Return the bar to the starting position. Repeat several more sets. A few key things to remember: is back, keep it down; avoid any arching as you press the weight out; your feet firmly rooted in to the ground; hand placement, even on both sides. That is the proper way to execute a barbell incline press using your chest, shoulders and triceps.

How to Do an Incline Barbell Bench Press Video

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