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Barbell High Incline Bench Press

Chest ·Barbell ·Intermediate

Muscles worked

Chest Shoulders Triceps

How to do Barbell High Incline Bench Press

  1. Set the bench to a steep incline of around 60 degrees and lie back with your feet planted flat.
  2. Grip the bar slightly wider than shoulder width and pull your shoulder blades back into the pad.
  3. Unrack the bar to full arm extension and stack the wrists directly over the elbows.
  4. Lower the bar slowly to the upper chest, just below the collarbone, with elbows tracking under the bar.
  5. Pause briefly with the bar at the chest, keeping core tension and a tight upper back.
  6. Press the bar back up along the same path until the arms are fully locked out over the upper chest.

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