I've been training my chest sub optimally for years

[6ft4]

After I got back into gymcelling after dropping below 80kg a few years ago, I decided I would start training incline bench at a 45 degree angle
I believe I used to use a 30-35 degree angle, but my thinking was that a steeper angle = more difficult, thus more growth of the upper chest when I reach a heavier weight

I recently realized that all I was doing was taking emphasis off my chest and placing it on my front delts
I was doing incline only because flat bench risks injuring my pec so I avoid it
The thing about using just incline to focus on the upper pec, is that if you naturally have a narrow chest/ribcage, building your upper pec on it's own will never give you an aesthetic chest because your upper pec will only cover a small surface area and look narrow by default

You need to add mass to the middle and lower part of your pecs to actually expand the borders and develop an aesthetic pec shape
I recently dropped my incline bench angle setting for dumbbells down by 2 notches (can decrease the incline by one more notch then another notch below is flat) and I feel much greater stimulation of the chest

The strength I had been building on incline was really just assisting my shoulder pressing strength (allowed me to reach a mogger OHP) but it wasn't building my chest
I am now doing my heavy dumbbells on the lower incline setting I mentioned and will eventually go to the lower angle and I am working my way up on flat dumbbells, still using light weights but increasing every session.

If I can find a new gym with a decline bench after I move city I will start using that

Chest is one of those muscles where someone either looks good with a 60kg bench thanks to insertions and bone structure or they need to get to giga heavy weights to build a mogger chest to compensate for shit insertions and bone structure (I'm the latter)

 

[infini]

Just adjust the seat eejit

 

[ChickenAndRiceBrah]

Dumbbell bench with it on the lowest incline that isn't flat, like 15 degrees usually, really mogs for chest

 

[FATPU$$YHUNTER]

After I got back into gymcelling after dropping below 80kg a few years ago, I decided I would start training incline bench at a 45 degree angle
I believe I used to use a 30-35 degree angle, but my thinking was that a steeper angle = more difficult, thus more growth of the upper chest when I reach a heavier weight

I recently realized that all I was doing was taking emphasis off my chest and placing it on my front delts
I was doing incline only because flat bench risks injuring my pec so I avoid it
The thing about using just incline to focus on the upper pec, is that if you naturally have a narrow chest/ribcage, building your upper pec on it's own will never give you an aesthetic chest because your upper pec will only cover a small surface area and look narrow by default

You need to add mass to the middle and lower part of your pecs to actually expand the borders and develop an aesthetic pec shape
I recently dropped my incline bench angle setting for dumbbells down by 2 notches (can decrease the incline by one more notch then another notch below is flat) and I feel much greater stimulation of the chest

The strength I had been building on incline was really just assisting my shoulder pressing strength (allowed me to reach a mogger OHP) but it wasn't building my chest
I am now doing my heavy dumbbells on the lower incline setting I mentioned and will eventually go to the lower angle and I am working my way up on flat dumbbells, still using light weights but increasing every session.

If I can find a new gym with a decline bench after I move city I will start using that

Chest is one of those muscles where someone either looks good with a 60kg bench thanks to insertions and bone structure or they need to get to giga heavy weights to build a mogger chest to compensate for shit insertions and bone structure (I'm the latter)

hey man check this guys channel out:

I never really benched (wasn't neccesary for my sport in highschool) often, but when I did I never felt it in my chest + it felt achy in my shoulders.
I'm recently getting back into the gym and after implementing this guys cues on the incline press my upper chest was pumped up in a way it had never been before.

 

[Andremln]

pecs are the most ugly gay ogre faggot retard looking muscles out of all when too hypertrophied

lean toned chest will forever mog