Decline bench

[Beezy]

I swap between flat bench and decline every week. I can’t help but notice that I’m the only guy at the gym in the morning who ever used decline. The only major difference I get is different parts of my triceps getting sore, my chest is all sore, so I can’t feel a difference.
Any reason to stop or keep going?

 

[bigdog]

I found my lower pecs developed better from decline benching. I do flat, incline and decline all on chest day.

 

[Beezy]

I found my lower pecs developed better from decline benching. I do flat, incline and decline all on chest day.

How long do you lift per day?

 

[bigdog]

How long do you lift per day?

different times depending on what I'm doing that day but chest day is about 1.5 hours with warming my old ass shoulders up. I do 3 sets of 8-10 flat and decline and 2 sets of incline for 8-10 usually.

 

[Maijah]

Decline seems to have a much smaller r.o.m and I can move much more weight. Although I've often wondered if it really engages pecs that much more than any other lift for chest

 

[Beezy]

Decline seems to have a much smaller r.o.m and I can move much more weight. Although I've often wondered if it really engages pecs that much more than any other lift for chest

I can definitely lift the most in decline.
Incline I do every chest day, but I alternate the other two as I only lift for 50 minutes currently.

 

[Gadawg]

I cant feel my chest on a standard decline. I need it to be a steeper angle

 

[Beezy]

I cant feel my chest on a standard decline. I need it to be a steeper angle

I have to use the adjustable to drop it back more. The one that’s made for it isn’t steep enough. Same with the incline bench for that matter.

 

[bigdog]

I cant feel my chest on a standard decline. I need it to be a steeper angle

same here. I use a steep angle as well.

 

[Gadawg]

I have to use the adjustable to drop it back more. The one that’s made for it isn’t steep enough. Same with the incline bench for that matter.

I like 30 percent for incline. On a fixed incline barbell bench Ill put a plate under the foot support to decrease the angle a hair. 45 is too steep for me. Too much shoulder

 

[snake]

If it's working B, why change? Personally. I like a modified cable cross- over for that. (Bring on the haters! lol)

 

[Gadawg]

If it's working B, why change? Personally. I like a modified cable cross- over for that. (Bring on the haters! lol)

Nobody can argue with what works.

 

[PillarofBalance]

If it's working B, why change? Personally. I like a million dicks in my mouth for that. (Bring on the haters! lol)

I don't agree with snake.

89.7% of dudes pecs I see are pathetic up top. I think incline and flat would be sufficient. Decline has such a short ROM I just never found it useful. Dips worked better for me anyway.

 

[Beezy]

I don't agree with snake.

89.7% of dudes dicks I see are pathetic up top. I think long and fat would be sufficient. Vagina has such a short ROM I just never found it useful. Dicks worked better for me anyway.

I think you’re my role model

 

[Seeker]

pecs have always been a strong point for me. especially upper. I'm sure genetics helped but for years from a beginner I always started my workout with incline and ended it with dips

 

[Seeker]

oh.. decline was a rarity. Hardly used it. if I did it was mostly with dumbbells

 

[PillarofBalance]

I think you’re my role model

Thanks Beezy.

 

[Beezy]

I think you’re my role model

Hahaha! How the f...

 

[Beezy]

oh.. decline was a rarity. Hardly used it. if I did it was mostly with dumbbells

My chest has been tough to get going. I started alternating decline because it was a Yates tip for catching the pecs up.

 

[Gadawg]

Like everything, I think pecs are very dependent on genes. Ive tried many times to work up the upper pecs and the weight goes up a lot but the distribution of muscle seems to stay the same.

I spent the first 20 weeks I was on trt focusing almost entirely on incline and saw very little change. Love to hear some insight from some of you guys with a shelf.