why are decline presses easier?

**Jizzle** · 03-13-2006, 04:01 PM

quick question, why are decline presses so much easier than flat for the majority of people, is it b/c less weight is on your shoulders?

**WelshWarrior** · 03-13-2006, 04:03 PM

Good question.

**KeyMastur** · 03-13-2006, 04:21 PM

i say you're involving more of your tricep.

**diezell** · 03-13-2006, 04:29 PM

usually less range of motion

***Doc.Sust*** · 03-13-2006, 04:58 PM

less range of motion, makes it like a partial press

**GunTotingHipGangster** · 03-13-2006, 07:09 PM

decline incorporates your lats - your largest muscle

**novastepp** · 03-13-2006, 10:10 PM

you puch the weight a lot less further...more tri, and some lat involved too...

**HUNTER1** · 03-13-2006, 10:22 PM

good info to know, i've always wondered this as well.

**helium3** · 03-14-2006, 04:17 AM

it recruits more chest muscle fibres plus its a more natural position for movement plus all of the above.

**Liftnainez** · 03-14-2006, 04:41 AM

yea i thought bc the distance to push was closer than the other benches..

**yodaddy** · 03-14-2006, 07:03 AM

ur lower chest is the strongest part of the chest not the biggest but the strongest

**Liftnainez** · 03-14-2006, 02:14 PM

is this proven?

***Doc.Sust*** · 03-14-2006, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by helium3

it recruits more chest muscle fibres plus its a more natural position for movement plus all of the above.

very very true, incline recruits the fewest fibers hence why most people's incline is weaker than ther flat or decline press,

**jkdpress10** · 03-14-2006, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by GunTotingHipGangster

decline incorporates your lats - your largest muscle

your lats R NOT your largest muscle!, Your glutes are

**ToTheBuckeT21** · 03-14-2006, 09:48 PM

Hmm.. i don't decline anymore i just use the cables.. but i'm thinkin declines might be one of the best workouts for chest huh?

**ascendant** · 03-14-2006, 10:08 PM

you think decline would be the best workout for chest because you can go the heaviest? are you joking me?! decline chest presses develop the lower part of the chest. if you want a fully developed chest, you need to hit the mid and upper areas as well with flat bench work and incline.

if you'd like to look like you have saggy man-tits, then by all means focus on your decline work. trust me, you will get this, i've seen two people who focused on their decline work cause they can go heavier, and they had no upper chest and a thick lower.

personally, i never do decline work saying as the lower chest is easy to develop, but the upper chest is the hard part. the shoulders always try to take over the movement until you learn the right technique, that is, shoulders back and chest out. it's up to you, but that's just my advice.