Muscles Worked by the Incline Dumbbell Bench Press The incline dumbbell press primarily works three major upper body muscles — your chest, shoulders, and triceps. While these are sometimes considered “vanity” muscles due to their high-profile appearance, they also play a key role in displaying ...
Muscles Worked By the Incline Dumbbell Chest Press The main muscle group worked by any bench or chest press exercise are the pectoralis muscles, also known as the chest or “pecs” for short. However, when you do chest presses with your body on an incline instead of horizontally, it changes...
Incline Bench Press Muscles Worked The incline bench press primarily targets the pecs, anterior delts, and triceps. Changing the angle up or down slightly changes the amount each of these muscle groups contributes. A study by Rodriguez-Ridao and colleagues looked at five different angles on the b...
Learn how to do incline dumbbell curls correctly to get the most out of this powerful biceps exercise and build bigger biceps.
When all is said and done, the incline bench press and flat bench press are still close cousins. Both movements are bilateral,barbell-based pressing exercisesthat are all but guaranteed to blow up your chest and shoulders. Muscles Worked ...
Learning what incline bench press muscles worked lets you focus on the correct areas during your workout for the quickest and most noticeable results. 1. Eccentric (Lowering) Phase of Bench Press During the lowering phase of an incline bench press, your lower PECS and anterior deltoid work toge...