Incline Smith machine is by far the best exercise ever to build great pecs

[The Abdominal Snoman]

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[ChristopherA]

The hammer incline is great too

Def better than smith machine. Never liked smith machine for really anything, locks you into such a fixed plane of motion. Barbell or db incline are numero uno

[Red Hook]

incline Smith is an awesome movememt along with flat bench Smith, i  moved my grip out about a year ago really wide like markus did and my chest got bigger.

Hammer incline is probably just as good if not better!

[QuakerOats]

Hammer incline is probably just as good if not better!

absolutely, awesome machine.

[mesmorph78]

Good movement but not the best dumbell incline and flat both are better movements and the bench press depending on your build

[Tito24]

im a big believer in chest training

[nosleep]

DECLINE PRESS. TRY THIS WHILE STANDING...

PUT YOUR ARMS UP IN AN INCLINE MOTION--SEE ITS MASSIVE FRONT DELT ACCUMULATION.
PUT YOUR ARMS STRAIGHT IN A FLAT BENCH  MOTION-- ITS SOME CHEST, SOME ARMS, SOME DELTS
PUT YOUR ARMS DOWN IN FRONT OF YOUR STOMACH--SEE ITS ALL CHEST.

PEOPLE WITH MASSIVE INCLINE PRESSES, HAVE MASSIVE FRONT DELTS. ITS A FRONT DELT EXERCISE.

[Dr Dutch]

Incl db's are best in my opinion..

[mesmorph78]

Incl db's are best in my opinion..

I'm inclined to agree... Along with flat dumbell presses

[bradistani]

Another good tactic on the Smith Incline is to do one and a half reps........do a full rep,followed by a half rep from the top which equals one rep one rep.............,keep repeating,and thank me later.

Note:
You`ll have to use moderate weight for this to be effective.

come on, wes, man !! this is GETBIG! we DON'T do moderate weight... EVER !  

[g101]

you know what's more important than the best exercise

your AAS + GH because with out those no type of training will grow you lol..

but of course everyone has their own favorite exercise for whatever reason

[Dr Dutch]

I'm inclined to agree... Along with flat dumbell presses

these two and there's no need for other chest exc. If you do a slight incline 1 exercise might be enough....but I do other too to have some variation. 

[Meso_z]

Agree?

Lets see those "great pecs" of yours then. 

[dustin]

Hahaha nice. I did smith machine inclines last night. Had an awesome chest workout.

[Parker]

DECLINE PRESS. TRY THIS WHILE STANDING...

PUT YOUR ARMS UP IN AN INCLINE MOTION--SEE ITS MASSIVE FRONT DELT ACCUMULATION.
PUT YOUR ARMS STRAIGHT IN A FLAT BENCH  MOTION-- ITS SOME CHEST, SOME ARMS, SOME DELTS
PUT YOUR ARMS DOWN IN FRONT OF YOUR STOMACH--SEE ITS ALL CHEST.

PEOPLE WITH MASSIVE INCLINE PRESSES, HAVE MASSIVE FRONT DELTS. ITS A FRONT DELT EXERCISE.

It also could be that many could have the bench too high, therefore hitting the delts more.

[purenaturalstrength]

what about barbell bench press flat

[Parker]

what about barbell bench press flat

I thought you left? Flat barbell bench is not as good as Incline, with barbell, db, Smith Machine, or Hammer Strength---it gives you that "shelf look", barbell bench can give you that droopy pec look...
Plus, barbell bench is a chest destroyer...Titus tore his pec, Levrone, and many others from doing flat barbell bench. I've known several people who have torn a pec from that as well.

[nosleep]

It also could be that many could have the bench too high, therefore hitting the delts more.

ANY FORM OF INCLINE WILL HIT DELTS MORE THEN CHEST.

THE ONLY POSITION WHERE CHEST IS ACTUALLY ISOLATED, MEANING YOUR SHOULDERS AND ARMS DONT COME INTO WORK, IS THE DECLINE PRESS. JUST DO WHAT I SAID STANDING, SEE WHERE YOUR CHEST DOES MOST OF THE WORK.

[Natural Man]

chest shape is genetical, some have great chest others dont. Most people who started weight lifting by focusing exageratly on their arms often have weak chest due to the overdevelopment of biceps and triceps.  No flat or incline bench press ever worked for me, it mostly only destroyed my shoulders.

I think dips are the best exercise to develop a full chest even if you re not genetically gifted in that area.

[nosleep]

chest shape is genetical, some have great chest others dont. Most people who started weight lifting by focusing exageratly on their arms often have weak chest due to the overdevelopment of biceps and triceps.  No flat or incline bench press ever worked for me, it mostly only destroyed my shoulders.

I think dips are the best exercise to develop a full chest even if you re not genetically gifted in that area.

CHEST DIPS ARE FANTASTIC HAVE YOU EVER DONE THEM TO WHERE YOUR ARMS ARE STRAIGHT AND YOU JUST KIND OF GO DOWN, KEEPING THEM STRAIGHT. YOUR UPPER PEC GETS A PUMP OF THE LIFETIME..OF COURSE THIS PUMP WAS ATTAINED BEING OFF OF HORMONES AND TAKING AN PRE-WO BEFORE, BUT ITS A GREAT EXERCISE. REGULAR CHEST DIPS, OR THE SO CALLED PARILLO DIPS. FANTASTIC FOR CHEST.

[Meso_z]

If you cant built a chest...the problem is not the exercise.  You should blame your parents for shitty pec genetics.  I blame mine. 

[dustin]

ANY FORM OF INCLINE WILL HIT DELTS MORE THEN CHEST.

THE ONLY POSITION WHERE CHEST IS ACTUALLY ISOLATED, MEANING YOUR SHOULDERS AND ARMS DONT COME INTO WORK, IS THE DECLINE PRESS. JUST DO WHAT I SAID STANDING, SEE WHERE YOUR CHEST DOES MOST OF THE WORK.

There's a lot more to it than just that. The way I do inclines I definitely hit my chest well.

I vary the degree of inclination depending on how I feel and I've always liked using a suicide grip too. The way I do inclines my front delts are dead. I also scale the weight back so there's more isolation to the chest and shoulders and arms don't need to come into play. It was a hit to the ego at first, but if my chest develops faster than all the big benchers who keep getting injured then I'm the one laughing.

[haider]

chest shape is genetical, some have great chest others dont. Most people who started weight lifting by focusing exageratly on their arms often have weak chest due to the overdevelopment of biceps and triceps.  No flat or incline bench press ever worked for me, it mostly only destroyed my shoulders.

I think dips are the best exercise to develop a full chest even if you re not genetically gifted in that area.

[el numero uno]

chest shape is genetical, some have great chest others dont. Most people who started weight lifting by focusing exageratly on their arms often have weak chest due to the overdevelopment of biceps and triceps.  No flat or incline bench press ever worked for me, it mostly only destroyed my shoulders.

I think dips are the best exercise to develop a full chest even if you re not genetically gifted in that area.

Hahaa

[mesmorph78]

If you cant built a chest...the problem is not the exercise.  You should blame your parents for shitty pec genetics.  I blame mine. 

true it comes down to genetics