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IF YOU WANT TO MAKE PROGRESS IN CHEST TRAINING, YOU HAVE TO SET THE RIGHT PRIORITIES!
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For example, most athletes always do the flat bench press first and then - if at all - an incline variation. While the incline bench press works both the upper and the middle and lower chest muscles, pressing on a flat bench almost exclusively targets the fibers of the lower and middle chest area.
Therefore, you should always choose the incline bench over the flat bench, especially if the upper chest area is a weakness. Or even better: eliminate the flat bench press from your training plan completely.
Personally, I haven't done flat bench presses for over 15 years! At first it was because of a torn muscle in my chest, but later I became convinced, due to much better results, that incline bench presses are much more effective.In fact, many internationally known bodybuilders nowadays only do incline bench presses and also do bench presses on a negative bench if they have weaknesses in the lower chest area. I think this approach makes a lot of sense and I'm sure that changing the order of exercises like this will bring you the desired results too!
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