30 degrees

[wild willie]

for incline presses and flyes.....any higher than that hits the delts......i never could develop my chest until i set the bench at 30 degrees.


now my chest is improving quite nicely.


what say you?

[funk51]

for incline presses and flyes.....any higher than that hits the delts......i never could develop my chest until i set the bench at 30 degrees.


now my chest is improving quite nicely.


what say you?

pretty much agree and 45% for biceps as per steve reeves.when he trained for the mr u contest in york pa they special built this bench to his specifications.

[Yev33]

I think it might have more to do with you simply trying a new angle that you have not used before.

[WOOO]

I think it might have more to do with you simply trying a new angle that you have not used before.

i agree... personally i've found certain angles more comfortable than others over the years and if i happen to train at a new gym where the benches are slightly different there will be minor impacts to my max sets...

not necessarily a bad thing

[Donny]

for incline presses and flyes.....any higher than that hits the delts......i never could develop my chest until i set the bench at 30 degrees.


now my chest is improving quite nicely.


what say you?

  100% spot on. I always use between 30 and 35 .

[Yev33]

You boys carry a protractor in your gym bags? 

[Donny]

You boys carry a protractor in your gym bags? 

smart cookies here ...

[Donny]

Steve Reeves loved this Exercise...i read too that he even attached a padded bar to the back(against his triceps) so his upper arms could not move...