Learn how to properly do the barbell incline press for maximum upper chest growth, strength, and better pressing mechanics. In this video, I break down the best incline barbell bench press technique step by step so you can build a bigger chest, press more weight safely, and avoid common incline press mistakes.
We cover: • Proper barbell incline press form • Best incline bench angle for upper chest growth • How to set up for incline bench correctly • Proper grip width for incline press • Common incline bench mistakes • How to protect your shoulders while pressing • Proper bar path and elbow positioning • How to improve upper chest activation • Incline press breathing and bracing tips • How to bench press stronger and safer
The incline barbell bench press is one of the best upper chest exercises for building muscle, strength, and overall chest development. Whether your goal is bodybuilding, muscle growth, fat loss, strength training, or improving your physique, mastering your incline press form is essential.
If your upper chest isn’t growing, your shoulders hurt while pressing, or your incline bench feels unstable, this video will help you fix your technique and start pressing properly. Subscribe for more fitness tips, chest workouts, muscle building advice, fat loss strategies, gym tutorials, and evidence based training content from Colossus Fitness
Coach Josh from Gloss Fitness. Today I'm going to show you how to master the incline
press. So what you're going to want to do is you're going to want to get set up here. You'll
notice that there's an attachment here beneath you. You want to pull this up the shorter you are
and the taller you are the more you want to push this down. I like to be somewhere kind of more in
the middle but you can play with what feels best. Now a big mistake people make for this movement
is they won't lift their chest and retract their scapula at all. This is going to put you in a
more optimized position to actually press throughout the movement. If you're flat like
this you can see I'm not able to actually extend. My shoulder gets impinged and this movement
already because it's an incline press is already going to have a little bit more involvement of
the shoulder and the upper chest. So that's where you're going to make sure you have your scap
pulled back. You have some control. What you don't want to do is pin too high. Lift up your butt like
this because this is going to turn into a normal bench press. From your best starting position
you're going to have hand above elbow. If you're too wide this isn't going to be optimal. If you're
narrow you're going to involve more triceps. For me it's going to look about here. Plant your feet
nice and tight. Brace those abs. You're going to lift off right above the line of your nipples.
You're going to bring that bar down towards there tucking your elbows. I like to come all the way
down with a quick pause. Power up back towards your head. Now real quick a couple common mistakes.
I'm not a fan of stopping an inch above your chest. Some people like it because it feels better
and in theory it's okay. I understand it because it might feel more natural. The problem is an inch
quickly becomes a foot and you just end up half repping. So to me I'd rather go a little lighter.
Have that full range of motion. Really be in control. Go to where it feels optimal. As long as
you're pulling those elbows in it'll feel better and it will pinch your shoulder less. The second
thing I'd really recommend is that you are pushing towards your head not in a straight line. This is
a straight line. It's actually more awkward for me. Suboptimal. When your elbows are tucked here
push towards your head. This is actually going to involve more of your chest as well as your shoulder.
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