barbell incline bench press

Pectorals

• Target muscles: chest, shoulders, arms
• Equipment: barbell
• Level: intermediate

How to do it

1. Set up an incline bench at a 45-degree angle.
2. Lie down on the bench with your feet flat on the ground.
3. Grasp the barbell with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
4. Unrack the barbell and lower it slowly towards your chest, keeping your elbows at a 45-degree angle.
5. Pause for a moment at the bottom, then push the barbell back up to the starting position.
6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Swap it for

• dumbbell incline bench press
• dumbbell decline bench press
• Reverse-Grip Dumbbell Bench Press
• One-arm dumbbell press on a 45-degree incline bench
• barbell bench press
• Elevated reverse-grip push-up (Smith machine/rack)

Harder

• barbell guillotine bench press
• barbell reverse grip decline bench press
• barbell reverse grip incline bench press
• barbell wide reverse grip bench press

Easier

• lever incline chest press
• lever incline chest press v. 2
• smith bench press
• smith incline bench press