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# Incline Bench Press
The barbell press on the tilted bench — same press, aimed at the upper
chest.
- **Category:** Main circuit
- **Type:** Free-weight incline press
- **Targets:** Upper chest, front delts, triceps
- **Prescription:** 3 × 810
- **Defaults:** 3 × 8 weighted
## Setup
Set the bench to a moderate incline (around 3045°). Lie back with the
bar over the eyes, shoulder blades set, feet planted.
## Execution
1. Lower the bar to the upper chest, just below the collarbones.
2. Touch lightly, keeping the forearms vertical.
3. Press straight up to lockout above the shoulders.
## Cues
- The steeper the bench, the more shoulder and less chest.
- Ribcage up, but hips stay on the pad.
- Bar path is a straight vertical line on the incline.
## Common Mistakes
- Sliding the bar path out over the belly.
- Overarching to turn it back into a flat press.
- Grip too wide for the shorter incline stroke.
## Progression
Work up in weight after the flat Bench Press, not before it; dumbbells
on the same bench trade load for range.