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Title: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 25, 2025, 06:24:22 AM
This is why i still tell people to work upper chest as you age, Bill Kazmaier is a legend in weight lifting but look now at his chest.
Incline press & flys are king later on.

Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Dave D on April 25, 2025, 07:03:35 AM
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Didn’t Kaz just have an organ transplant? I wonder how much his body changed when he stopped using a massive amount of PED’s.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 25, 2025, 07:07:06 AM
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Didn’t Kaz just have an organ transplant? I wonder how much his body changed when he stopped using a massive amount of PED’s.
ageing has nothing to do with drugs & the most guys like him concentrated for most of their careers on flat benches.
Incline at a low angle is much more productive
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: IroNat on April 25, 2025, 07:08:55 AM
Kaz is fat.

He probably doesn't workout much.

The guy is no (blank).
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 25, 2025, 07:18:02 AM
Kaz is fat.

He probably doesn't workout much.

The guy is no (blank).

to be fair it´s an old video but it does show how the over use of the flat press produces a heavy lower chest.
Rather than the flat press i would rather see more decline presses if anything or parallel bar dips.
My comment however is about ageing & sagging chests ( Arnold is a great example )
I use only Incline Presses & incline flys now.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: robcguns on April 25, 2025, 07:27:53 AM
Incline db chest press is the only chest movement one needs to do. If I was doing a second it would be the high cable crossover.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 25, 2025, 07:31:41 AM
Incline db chest press is the only chest movement one needs to do. If I was doing a second it would be the high cable crossover.
Good call robo  :)
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: joswift on April 25, 2025, 08:33:32 AM
pecs dont press up they press down
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 25, 2025, 08:43:24 AM
pecs dont press up they press down
Gravity dictates  ;)
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Humble Narcissist on April 25, 2025, 09:11:15 AM
All of us look shittier as we age regardless the exercises we perform. Staying thin helps a little.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 25, 2025, 09:33:41 AM
All of us look shittier as we age regardless the exercises we perform. Staying thin helps a little.
Joswift is correct in some ways but the fact is a sagging chest is mostly a result of a heavy bench press career.
regardless of opinions from so called experts the upper chest is still relivant
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Humble Narcissist on April 25, 2025, 10:26:25 AM
Joswift is correct in some ways but the fact is a sagging chest is mostly a result of a heavy bench press career.
regardless of opinions from so called experts the upper chest is still relivant
Heavy benching also causes shoulder problems.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: BigRo on April 25, 2025, 10:35:39 AM
Flat bench stimulates the pecs completely if done right. Incline brings the front delts in more.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 25, 2025, 11:18:11 AM
Flat bench stimulates the pecs completely if done right. Incline brings the front delts in more.
I use a low incline & it works for me, same as low incline flys
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: IroNat on April 25, 2025, 11:19:46 AM
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N-du3lMAvVg/maxresdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: affeman on April 25, 2025, 11:22:13 AM
This man knows best

Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: njflex on April 25, 2025, 11:27:35 AM
This man knows best


STRONG AS HELL,,impressive and build as well,those eyes are vacant tho,,no way he carries a conversation with anyone unless its a about him,his longevity/greatness as it applies to lifting and all about his build and his theories.when you see him talk or react he's always has that no,no its not like that and you can do anything and be anything if you dedicate and put your mind to it 100 pct..no limits ,,drugs ehh  it all in the mind ...
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Dave D on April 25, 2025, 12:50:14 PM
ageing has nothing to do with drugs & the most guys like him concentrated for most of their careers on flat benches.
Incline at a low angle is much more productive

to be fair it´s an old video but it does show how the over use of the flat press produces a heavy lower chest.
Rather than the flat press i would rather see more decline presses if anything or parallel bar dips.
My comment however is about ageing & sagging chests ( Arnold is a great example )
I use only Incline Presses & incline flys now.


So you think Kaz and Arnold look like they do today because the only did flat bench? You should post a picture of your chest to demonstrate how pecs should look as we age.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Van_Bilderass on April 25, 2025, 07:26:31 PM
Joswift is correct in some ways but the fact is a sagging chest is mostly a result of a heavy bench press career.
regardless of opinions from so called experts the upper chest is still relivant

Wouldn't you say a sagging chest is mostly due to age, bodyfat and inelastic sagging skin?
The first aging sign on a competitive bb is at about 40 when there is, as almost a rule, a slight skin crease below the pec line. Muscle itself doesn't sag like that imo, it's the skin that's the problem, and the nipples that follow the skin, sometimes the nipples sag below the pec muscle, look at Romano. Muscle is never a weakness or bad, even lower pec muscle, the more the better as the skin sag will show more as muscle shrinks. Delay that age related sarcopenia as much as possible, take your test and GH and eat that protein :D
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: robcguns on April 25, 2025, 07:47:08 PM
I flat benched so much and I mean 20-30 sets at a time for 20+ years and got very strong and my lower chest was huge. So much that I have pec sag now and I hate it. I’ve only been doing incline db presses for the last few years and it’s made a huge difference my chest looks way better and stands up a lot more.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: joswift on April 26, 2025, 12:34:31 AM
Wouldn't you say a sagging chest is mostly due to age, bodyfat and inelastic sagging skin?
The first aging sign on a competitive bb is at about 40 when there is, as almost a rule, a slight skin crease below the pec line. Muscle itself doesn't sag like that imo, it's the skin that's the problem, and the nipples that follow the skin, sometimes the nipples sag below the pec muscle, look at Romano. Muscle is never a weakness or bad, even lower pec muscle, the more the better as the skin sag will show more as muscle shrinks. Delay that age related sarcopenia as much as possible, take your test and GH and eat that protein :D

the pec line starts disappearing with age, it happens to almost every senior bodybuilder
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 26, 2025, 01:55:55 AM
the pec line starts disappearing with age, it happens to almost every senior bodybuilder

YUP... :D

Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: BigRo on April 26, 2025, 01:57:28 AM
YUP... :D

Does PT Donny have sagging tits?  :D
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 26, 2025, 02:00:42 AM
Tony Pearson has retained a great chest...look at that upper/Lower split !

Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 26, 2025, 02:05:05 AM
Does PT Donny have sagging tits?  :D

I knew the Arnold sheep would Bite.... :D
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: BigRo on April 26, 2025, 02:09:14 AM
I knew the Arnold sheep would Bite.... :D

I was just curious.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 26, 2025, 02:11:59 AM
I was just curious.

curiosity killed the cat ..
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: BigRo on April 26, 2025, 02:17:05 AM
curiosity killed the cat ..

they swing a bit then ok.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Van_Bilderass on April 26, 2025, 03:17:45 AM
I knew the Arnold sheep would Bite.... :D

Looks great, lower pecs huge. If he lost the muscle the skin would sag.

Look at the following video. It looks like all lower pec, which it isn't of course, but it looks like "he needs to drop lower pec training and just do inclines." He has that little skin crease there under the pec I mentioned, which shows up much earlier in most. If he lost the lower pec muscle the skin would immediately sag more. Muscle is never a weakness, no matter where :D
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 26, 2025, 03:22:09 AM
they swing a bit then ok.

My Gonads ..yes
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 26, 2025, 03:35:43 AM
Looks great, lower pecs huge. If he lost the muscle the skin would sag.

Look at the following video. It looks like all lower pec, which it isn't of course, but it looks like "he needs to drop lower pec training and just do inclines." He has that little skin crease there under the pec I mentioned, which shows up much earlier in most. If he lost the lower pec muscle the skin would immediately sag more. Muscle is never a weakness, no matter where :D
The reason i posted the video was i always preferred the Dip over the flat Barbell press, however  nowadays i only do incline work.
just my opinions so not carved in stone as we are all different .. i mean look at "Big" Ro who is a big lad but punches a bag like a little girl.  :D
Zero understanding of Body mechanics
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Van_Bilderass on April 26, 2025, 03:47:37 AM
The reason i posted the video was i always preferred the Dip over the flat Barbell press, however  nowadays i only do incline work.
just my opinions so not carved in stone as we are all different .. i mean look at "Big" Ro who is a big lad but punches a bag like a little girl.  :D
Zero understanding of Body mechanics

I love the dip, however my pecs are almost nonexistent due to both being torn decades ago. I do dips for the front delts and triceps, and what little pec I have left, gets sore, even my upper pecs. I do dips on machines and when I can't perform a full rep I continue and do short reps in the stretched position until it doesn't move at all. Lots of soreness in delts and upper pecs :D

I know nothing about boxing so I have no idea what good technique is :D
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 26, 2025, 03:54:05 AM
I love the dip, however my pecs are almost nonexistent due to both being torn decades ago. I do dips for the front delts and triceps, and what little pec I have left, gets sore, even my upper pecs. I do dips on machines and when I can't perform a full rep I continue and do short reps in the stretched position until it doesn't move at all. Lots of soreness in delts and upper pecs :D

I know nothing about boxing so I have no idea what good technique is :D
two masters at work ..



Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: IroNat on April 26, 2025, 05:46:49 AM
Reg Park said where you lower the bar on a flat bench press to determines the effect on the chest.

To concentrate on the upper pec lower the bar to the neck.

For the lower pec to the nipple line.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 26, 2025, 07:14:27 AM
Reg Park said where you lower the bar on a flat bench press to determines the effect on the chest.

To concentrate on the upper pec lower the bar to the neck.

For the lower pec to the nipple line.
yes i believe he did say that & Gironda as you know liked the press to neck but the incline press at a low angle is better ( in my opinion )
again just my opinions  ;)
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Humble Narcissist on April 26, 2025, 08:45:45 AM
the pec line starts disappearing with age, it happens to almost every senior bodybuilder
Should we not train chest at all? I have been debating this.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: IroNat on April 26, 2025, 08:58:36 AM
Should we not train chest at all? I have been debating this.

You have to continue training the chest to minimize drooping pecs as much as possible.

Sooner or later skin elasticity starts to decline and sarcopenia comes into play.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: joswift on April 26, 2025, 08:59:31 AM
Should we not train chest at all? I have been debating this.

Probably makes more sense not to train at all... ;D ;D
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Humble Narcissist on April 26, 2025, 09:24:49 AM

You have to continue training the chest to minimize drooping pecs as much as possible.

Sooner or later skin elasticity starts to decline and sarcopenia comes into play.
Maybe just do pushups to keep everything tight but no heavy work.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: IroNat on April 26, 2025, 10:53:58 AM
Maybe just do pushups to keep everything tight but no heavy work.

Heavy or light don't matter as far as droop.

Lack of overhead pressing and pulling in proportion to bench pressing wrecks shoulders.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: joswift on April 26, 2025, 12:08:58 PM
Heavy or light don't matter as far as droop.

Lack of overhead pressing and pulling in proportion to bench pressing wrecks shoulders.

overhead pressing wreaks shoulders full stop
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: BigRo on April 26, 2025, 12:31:59 PM
No it doesn't.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: IroNat on April 26, 2025, 01:29:12 PM
overhead pressing wreaks shoulders full stop

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Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: Donny on April 27, 2025, 05:18:33 AM
overhead pressing wreaks shoulders full stop
This is basically a modified version of the Dumbbell around the world exercise
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: SF1900 on April 27, 2025, 05:23:22 AM
Dips are probably the best, yet under rated chest exercises.

The downward pushing of a dip is the most intense flex of any chest exercise.
Title: Re: Incline Bench
Post by: joswift on April 27, 2025, 05:50:55 AM
Dips are probably the best, yet under rated chest exercises.

The downward pushing of a dip is the most intense flex of any chest exercise.

fucking bingo  ;D