Hey Ben, you made a video 9 months ago (titled: 'What bench Angle is best for pecs?') saying that a low incline (15-20) degrees alines best with your middle pec fibers, whereas a 30-40 degree would be best for the upper fibers. As well as saying that you should keep your arms narrow, since that helps with mechanical leverage. Have you changed your opinion since then?
yes i have! i still believe that angles of 30-40 can be great for upper pecs and that narrower arm paths can be too, but it depends on how each person relates to both of those variables. if we're strictly talking about the most specific loading/variant, it'd likely be one more like i displayed, but that's on average, and some may not be comfortable with arm path width, range of motion etc.
I heard that in the normal flat bench, any type of it being, meaning dumbells or barbell, u should retract your scapulaus, while in the incline u should retract them only in the negative portion, to stretch the pecs, and while u go up, meaning in the press of the exercise u should keep them "moving free" as not to protract them, but kind of letting them move with your arms. Is this thing true? I've been searching for a response for this for a very long time cuz i never really felt my upper portion of the chest rlly working, being dumbells, or barbell, or flyes, maybe just stretching, but can't really feel it contract. If you could give me a response to this i would be really really happy, thanks a lot, and your channel is amazing man!! Really good work
Ben do you cue "row the weight" on the eccentric to stop the front delts getting involved? It feels like they are taking over for me even in this low incline
Hey been I've been a great admirer of your work but sometimes you say to go deep on eccentric and in this video you're saying that I don't go deep on db presses!!
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Waiting for that medial head of the triceps 😊, jokes aside, i really feel the deltoids hurt if i go lower than that, always thought lower the better
Hey Ben, you made a video 9 months ago (titled: 'What bench Angle is best for pecs?') saying that a low incline (15-20) degrees alines best with your middle pec fibers, whereas a 30-40 degree would be best for the upper fibers. As well as saying that you should keep your arms narrow, since that helps with mechanical leverage. Have you changed your opinion since then?
yes i have! i still believe that angles of 30-40 can be great for upper pecs and that narrower arm paths can be too, but it depends on how each person relates to both of those variables. if we're strictly talking about the most specific loading/variant, it'd likely be one more like i displayed, but that's on average, and some may not be comfortable with arm path width, range of motion etc.
@@The_Modern_Meathead Thanks for the quick response! Keep up the good work and information man
I heard that in the normal flat bench, any type of it being, meaning dumbells or barbell, u should retract your scapulaus, while in the incline u should retract them only in the negative portion, to stretch the pecs, and while u go up, meaning in the press of the exercise u should keep them "moving free" as not to protract them, but kind of letting them move with your arms. Is this thing true? I've been searching for a response for this for a very long time cuz i never really felt my upper portion of the chest rlly working, being dumbells, or barbell, or flyes, maybe just stretching, but can't really feel it contract. If you could give me a response to this i would be really really happy, thanks a lot, and your channel is amazing man!! Really good work
Nothing, i watched your video again and better and you answered to the question, thanks a lot. Next time in the gym i will try it
I subbed for this video and you made it the next day lol.
haha awesome!
Ben do you cue "row the weight" on the eccentric to stop the front delts getting involved? It feels like they are taking over for me even in this low incline
can locking down at the top be beneficial for the elbow joint health for the long-term?
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Are you pushing your chest out and scaps back and up too? Or is your chest flat?
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Hey been I've been a great admirer of your work but sometimes you say to go deep on eccentric and in this video you're saying that I don't go deep on db presses!!
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Your forearms are not perpendicular to the floor here, isn't that recruiting more tricep than otherwise would be?🤔