Decline bench

[Zeus]

Ok so how many of you do decline bench???? I am totaly against this movement for the simple fact of all the stress that is put on the shoulders. I swear everyone I know has injured themselves at least 1 time doing this movement. There are so many other movements that work the lower peck that are no where near as riskay as declines. Now I'm sure some of you swear by this movement which is cool, but I will never be a believer or a suggest anyone do this exercise.

 

[Buffalo]

I don't do it on a bench, only machine. I hate the way it feels against my shoulders and elbows. I need to add them back in, I usually just do them as a finishing movement like a drop set or FST7

 

[Zeus]

As a finisher and as drop sets I cab see, but I see people just lifting way to heavy and really struggling when they do them. I dread seeing someones shoulder pop out or see somone tear a pec.

 

[Buffalo]

I see it as a needed movement but i avoid it on the bench. Matter of fact I don't do any flat bar bench movement unless it's on a smith machine.

 

[big in vegas]

Too many people want to do these like a normal bench press. You've gotta keep the bar touching almost into your gut, not near your pecs. Also when I do them, I keep my elbows in like you would on a close grip bench. By doing both of these you'll never have shoulder issues and you'll put the focus on the lower chest where it should be

 

[bigghorn]

Too many people want to do these like a normal bench press. You've gotta keep the bar touching almost into your gut, not near your pecs. Also when I do them, I keep my elbows in like you would on a close grip bench. By doing both of these you'll never have shoulder issues and you'll put the focus on the lower chest where it should be

Ditto , and I like on a smith or hammerstrength decline..

 

[BiggerStronger]

I haven't done decline press on the bench in many years. It just looks unappealing to me - Possibly because you need to hang downwards from your legs or something? lol. I normally just stick to incline, flat, flyes, and dips. However, I have done some sort of decline hammer strength machine in the past few months. Not my first choice, but its good to mix things up a little bit every once in a while.

 

[Rep]

I love them but only do dumb-bells and keep it fairly light. I get the BEST feel for chest with this. Again, dumb-bells only. I do find that the barbell puts stress on my shoulders.

 

[big in vegas]

I love them but only do dumb-bells and keep it fairly light. I get the BEST feel for chest with this. Again, dumb-bells only. I do find that the barbell puts stress on my shoulders.

Keep the bar coming down into your belly and tuck your elbows close to your sides

 

[Presser]

You barely feel it in ur shoulders if u do it right, I dont get it? Incline bench incorporates more shoulders then decline.

 

[leo8013]

I prefer decline over all movements of bench. Dorian was right when he said that main movement of working the pecs is the movement across the chest and the best movement that incorporates full function of pec is the decline. Learned this in my wife anatomy class as well

 

[WesleyInman]

Haven't done them in 15+ years and have no plans to ever again...

Nothing like having an anurism with all that blood rushing to your head during a heavy lift....

Dorian Yates did only Declines and swore those were the secret to his large chest.

 

[Ox 51]

My gym doesn't have a decline bench and I don't feel like dragging the sit-up bench inder the Smith Machine, so I don't do them.

 

[mb97]

Decline hammer is the only way I do it, it feels really good!

 

[Boomer]

In actual fact decline bench pressing stimulates the most amount of muscle fibres in your chest then any other chest workout. ECG Studdies have shown there is more electical current running through the whole chest on a 15% decline as appose to flat or incline. . Also less electrical current going to the shoulders during decline. . . would you even beleive that delcline bench actually stimulates the same if not more muscle fibres in the upper chest than incline, due to too much shoulder stimulation on incline.

 

[Ox 51]

In actual fact decline bench pressing stimulates the most amount of muscle fibres in your chest then any other chest workout. ECG Studdies have shown there is more electical current running through the whole chest on a 15% decline as appose to flat or incline. . Also less electrical current going to the shoulders during decline. . . would you even beleive that delcline bench actually stimulates the same if not more muscle fibres in the upper chest than incline, due to too much shoulder stimulation on incline.

Very interesting

 

[big in vegas]

In actual fact decline bench pressing stimulates the most amount of muscle fibres in your chest then any other chest workout. ECG Studdies have shown there is more electical current running through the whole chest on a 15% decline as appose to flat or incline. . Also less electrical current going to the shoulders during decline. . . would you even beleive that delcline bench actually stimulates the same if not more muscle fibres in the upper chest than incline, due to too much shoulder stimulation on incline.

That makes sense, my shoulders don't feel much at all from declines when I keep my elbows in and low on my chest.

 

[Boomer]

http://www.aptonovo.com/carlossilvapersonaltrainer/artigos/Eletromiografia%20do%20Peitoral.pdf

here is one study they did.. im not sure if i should be posting the link or copy n pasting the whole lot in here

 

[Presser]

Good post BOOMER! and yeah I totaly believe it bro , My first post here said i thought incline had more shoulder involvement, atleast thats how i feel it, so yeah i totaly belive it bro!

 

[Xtrememuscgrwth]

Good post Boomer