Which bench press can you go heavier with?

[gixxer]

Which one can you go heavier weights with normal , incline or declince bench?

 

[ballast]

For me, in order:
1st-Decline
2nd-Flat
3rd-Incline

 

[DaCypher]

Yea, same here, decline is definetly the easiest. Incline uses more shoulders which are smaller than the chest muscles.

 

[gixxer]

same for me ... i was just wondering if everyone feels the same..

 

[The mann]

for me flat.decline,incline..........

 

[Mesofreaky]

I'm same as the mann, prolly just a product of training specificity.

 

[PopiChulo]

I dont even know why people do decline press it is just an EGO booster cuz you can pack on the weight and throw out reps and it has practically no use in building mass or as a toning exercise.

 

[DaCypher]

Decline puts more stress on the pecs than flat bench. Flat uses a bit more shoulders, so if you really want to isolate your chest you would do decline (thats not to say that decline uses no shoulders).

 

[Welsh power house]

For a max, dunno...prob decline, i can incline for shit.
The decline seems easiest.
flat bech is best for mass though!

 

[malhavoc]

Decline has such a limited range of motion, that's why it's easier to move more weight then flat and incline.

 

[gixxer]

i feel like i was lacking in the lower parts of my pecs and i did decline instead of the flat bench ... and i found out i get a better pump in the lower part... i'm gonna stick with decline and incline only for a while

 

[bignate73]

incline

decline sucks for my shoulders.

 

[louden_swain]

Originally, the decline press was the easiest, followed by bench, and incline. Now, I no longer perform decline or flat presses.

 

[tzan]

I would say that it used to be decline for me as well, but it just tweeks my shoulders the wrong way now so I no longer do them. I would also say flat then incline, but not by that much.

 

[gymtime]

For me, it depends on whichever lift I happen to be emphasizing. There have been times when I'm strong on incline and suck on flat and vice versa. When I first started lifting, declines outwieghed my incline and flat lifts by 50lbs or more. Today my declines suck by comparison because I don't do them much anymore.

Same thing with DBs. I used to think bar was easier until I started doing DBs exclusively. Now I can do proportionally more on DBs than with bar.

So barring injuries or known muscle weaknesses, I don't think one is inherently easier than another.

 

[Intenceman]

Declines, but I haven't done them for a long time- I don't want that saggy boob pec look I only do Inclines and some sort of arm cross now.
Also Declines have MORE ROM than flat bench- I can't see why any one past the intermediate stage=or powerlifters does them, they are famous for pec tears and are NOT the best pec exercise- far from the best upperbody exercise too.