What angle should an incline press be?

[Serea]

My bench only goes to about 30-35 degrees. Is incline press supposed to be 45 degrees?

 

[revexrevex]

AT 45 degrees I feel all the stress in my delts. Many standard incline benches (non adjustable are at 45, and I think thats very bad). To me the ideal is 10 - 35, but you should do whatever is more comfortable to YOU.

 

[casualbb]

I've heard from many credible sources that 30 degrees is about the maximum.

-casual

 

[Lee]

yea 30 is the best for me, 45 is more like a shoulder press

 

[vinylgroover]

I use about 30 which is the lowest peg on the adjustable bench.

 

[gettinlarger]

30 degrees should be most comfortable/useful. Anything more will stress the delts.

 

[louden_swain]

Over the years my chest has exploded using a 45 degree incline. .

Many people forget about using the arch deluxe.

 

[blinddeafmute]

I do 30, 45 & flat in my DC training. I feel the most comfortable with 30, the 45 works my shoulders pretty hard. It depends on what exactly you are wanting to target.

 

[Babybull]

#0 is def. better..............dont like shoulder pain!

 

[Backlash]

Hmmm, so what would you guys recommend if the only incline benches in my gym are fixed at 45? I'm doing 5x5 so I don't really want to use dumbbells (can only go up by 10 total and not 5). There's no power rack I can use to rack the bar and put an adjustable bench under it...

 

[SofaGeorge]

30 is max for me... I actually prefer the 15-20 range.

It used to be we didn't have incline benches. They didn't have as much equipment available back in the '70s. Back then an "incline" was you put a couple 45 lbs plates or a brick under the bench to lift one end. That is all you need... a very slight lift.

 

[Exodus]

just depends on your preferenance and goal. if you want to involve a lot of delts then 45 and above. but for chest. 15-30. thats just what i like.

X

 

[Shark01]

Definately less than 30 degrees to keep the stress on the chest

 

[JOKER47]

Hmmm, so what would you guys recommend if the only incline benches in my gym are fixed at 45? I'm doing 5x5 so I don't really want to use dumbbells (can only go up by 10 total and not 5). There's no power rack I can use to rack the bar and put an adjustable bench under it...

I have heard of people using a flat bench and lifting one side up using plates or blocks of some kind to the desired angle.



Joker

 

[brian747478`]

since starting strongman i have used 45degree and above. but when training to build a more developed chest, preferred just a slight incline. it all depends on your goals. swain, what is an arch deluxe??? is it an incline that pre-arches your back for u??
brian

 

[Backlash]

I have heard of people using a flat bench and lifting one side up using plates or blocks of some kind to the desired angle.

I might try that. But it seems like that would make the rack be at an angle, too, which could be dangerous. Unless you meant just lifting up a regular flat bench and not the kind with the built-on rack. In that case, I have nowhere to rack it - same problem as before.

 

[ffknight84]

i dont know what angle my gym is but i did feel it in my chest, alot more then i do with flat bench.

 

[JOKER47]

I might try that. But it seems like that would make the rack be at an angle, too, which could be dangerous. Unless you meant just lifting up a regular flat bench and not the kind with the built-on rack. In that case, I have nowhere to rack it - same problem as before.

Yes, I meant a flat bench with a separate rack, or in a power cage.


Joker

 

[molnii]

30-35 all the way!!