Opinions on decline presses

[Reign Down]

I hate them, I cannot get settled and feel as though I am not working to my eyeball bulging best.

People at my gym love em and swear by them.

Thoughts?

Am I missing out here?

[QuakerOats]

most useless exercise ever devised, 4 inch ROM and the only reason guys do it is to look more impressive using more weight.

[webcake]

Never done them, probably never will.

Just do dips.

[Reign Down]

most useless exercise ever devised, 4 inch ROM and the only reason guys do it is to look more impressive using more weight.

Thats what i believe, I have this chump telling me it hits my tri's more than a standard close press, i asked why, he says "cause it does!"


That's great i'll continue to avoid them

[Go 4 It]

I actually love doing decline, I usually only do 1 or 2 sets with really light weight just 1 plate each side and rep them out 20-25 reps, alot of people either hate them or love them, so if you feel them you should do them, most gyms from my experience the decline angle isn't that great I always have to put something extra under the bench like a wooden block, but do what you feel, not what other people tell you works..

[chaos]

I do them once ever 5-6 weeks maybe......

[El_Pajero]

I do them once ever 5-6 weeks maybe......

haha little tit.

[chaos]

haha little tit.

Mexican.

[El_Pajero]

Mexican.

Watch your mouth convict

[Zach Trowbridge]

Close-grip declines are a pretty good tricep builder, provided that you bring the bar to mid-chest and not lower chest or abdomen like most guys do.  I tend to stay away from decline movements because all the blood rushes to my head and I feel like I'm going to kill myself by passing out and dropping a bar on my throat.

[chaos]

Watch your mouth convict

I did, it called you mexican.

[envier]

Close-grip declines are a pretty good tricep builder, provided that you bring the bar to mid-chest and not lower chest or abdomen like most guys do.  I tend to stay away from decline movements because all the blood rushes to my head and I feel like I'm going to kill myself by passing out and dropping a bar on my throat.

I love close grip declines they have improved my bench press by making my triceps much stronger. That has been the best movement for uping the strength in my tris though dips come in as a close second.

[saiyanjin]

never have done them

[QuakerOats]

flats and inclines are WAY better, twice the ROM and more muscle stimulation.

[buffbong]

i think they are a good way to add another mass builder to a chest routine. some guys get away without training lower chest and have good development. i see alot of guys today neglect the lower chest. incline and flat should be done first but declines are a good mass builder also.

[Montague]

While some folks swear by them, I’ve never felt like decline work does much for my chest. I prefer dips by and far.

But I have done reverse grip decline presses for triceps with favorable results.

[PANDAEMONIUM]

most useless exercise ever devised, 4 inch ROM and the only reason guys do it is to look more impressive using more weight.

Seconded.  Never had a use for them personally.  If you're going to do an angled press, do the inclines.

[calfzilla]

I don't do 'em. 

[LatsMcGee]

If you're looking for greater rom and want to do declines I would pic cables or flys over presses. 

[Bluto]

waste of time and potentially dangerous

[iron_dawg]

rarely ever do them but if i do it is always with DB's

[tbombz]

I like decline press personally. Hits the chest from a totally unique angle. The way I perform it, down to to collar bone with a wide grip, I actually get a real deep stretch in the upper chest.

[QuakerOats]

I like decline press personally. Hits the chest from a totally unique angle. The way I perform it, down to to collar bone with a wide grip, I actually get a real deep stretch in the upper chest.

damn how do you get your arms back that far on a decline press?

[tbombz]

damn how do you get your arms back that far on a decline press?

Your right, sometimes my elbows do rub on the bench. To avoid this I try to keep them a little bit tucked in so they arent back as much.

[chaos]

damn how do you get your arms back that far on a decline press?

Maybe he doesn't have very big shoulders in the way?