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Title: Bench Press info
Post by: Eupharies on November 27, 2007, 05:44:28 AM
Hey, basically ive just changed form doing chest press machine to doing bench press, and wether i do incline or flat bench press, it never seems to work my lower pecs. My upper pecs are always sore but not my lower, im wondering wether im doing something wrong??
Title: Re: Bench Press info
Post by: Cap on November 27, 2007, 06:45:46 AM
Hey, basically ive just changed form doing chest press machine to doing bench press, and wether i do incline or flat bench press, it never seems to work my lower pecs. My upper pecs are always sore but not my lower, im wondering wether im doing something wrong??
Where are you lowering the bar to?  You won't receive as much lower chest stimulation with incline (but will get some) however, if you lower your flat BB bench to your mid/upper pec line, it's somewhat similar to doing an incline press.
Title: Re: Bench Press info
Post by: Eupharies on November 27, 2007, 07:42:07 AM
i lower it to just above the nipple, so where should i lower it to, to get the best lower pec stimulation, or maybe theres a better exercise i can do?
Title: Re: Bench Press info
Post by: jets7772003coach on November 27, 2007, 08:06:16 AM
do declines and go heavy . I prefer 8 sets of 4
Title: Re: Bench Press info
Post by: Cap on November 27, 2007, 09:46:57 AM
i lower it to just above the nipple, so where should i lower it to, to get the best lower pec stimulation, or maybe theres a better exercise i can do?
That's pretty standard; at or below the nipple line is normal form.  Some people's chests are just built differently.  I personally stick to presses right now but as SF has said, there is nothing wrong with heavy flat DB flyes.  I'm not a big decline fan but that is just my body.
Title: Re: Bench Press info
Post by: tonymctones on November 27, 2007, 02:22:15 PM
weighted dips will do it for you and they hit the delts and tris too
Title: Re: Bench Press info
Post by: webcake on November 27, 2007, 03:55:10 PM
Yeah id throw in some dips. Personally i have never wasted my time on declines, just never felt it.
Title: Re: Bench Press info
Post by: tonymctones on November 27, 2007, 04:50:01 PM
Yeah id throw in some dips. Personally i have never wasted my time on declines, just never felt it.
ditto
Title: Re: Bench Press info
Post by: Emmortal on November 27, 2007, 05:03:04 PM
ditto

Same here.  Flat press sufficiently works my lower pecs.
Title: Re: Bench Press info
Post by: biceps on November 27, 2007, 06:22:42 PM
Dips and standing cable cross the best for the lower chest, no decline it harms your vision.