Incline bench presses



Evening all,

So, i'm thinking about switching from flat to incline bench presses. Mostly because i feel like fiddling with my routine a bit, but also with a view to hitting the clavicular bit of my pectorals a harder, to get that broad look we all want.

Apart from reducing the intensity applied to the sternal side of the muscle (which is fine by me), are there any downsides to consider?

My shoulder pressing is crap. Is going to incline presses likely to make it better (by working my deltoids more) or worse (by stressing my deltoids more), or neither?

A while ago, Mr Hobbes wrote:

"I've benched over 400 in competition and consider it one of the worst
exercises invented. For most purposes incline benches are superior."

Keith, if you read this, i'd love to hear you expand on that.

Thx yalls,
tom

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