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Decline Bench Press

Decline Bench Press

Lie on a decline bench with your feet secured. Grab the bar slightly wider than shoulder-width. Unrack it and lower it slowly to your lower chest, keeping your elbows at about a 45-degree angle. Press back up until your arms are straight. Keep control throughout the movement.

How it is executed

  1. Lie on a decline bench with your feet secured.
  2. Grab the bar slightly wider than shoulder-width.
  3. Unrack it and lower it slowly to your lower chest, keeping your elbows at about a 45-degree angle.
  4. Press back up until your arms are straight.
  5. Keep control throughout the movement.
Muscles worked
Chest
Primary muscle
Lower chest
Equipment
Barbell · Decline bench
Movement pattern
Push
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
Strength · Hypertrophy

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