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That's all ive been doing for a while and now have droopy pecs.
sucks for you but this works for me.
That's all ive been doing for a while and now have droopy pecs.
SuppVersity EMG Series - Musculus Pectoralis Major: The Very Best Exercises for a Chiseled Chest - SuppVersity: Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone
"In summary, the inverse(=decline) bench press is the most effective exercise for the pectoralis major as a whole. The incline bench press (+45°), on the other hand, isolates the upper part of the chest muscle, i.e. the descending fibers of the pars clavicularis (cf. image 1) optimally and will thus - as bro-science tells you - bring up your " pecs"."
Interesting, thanks for posting. Am I reading this study correctly, in that he's adjusted to a perfect world scenario, where you're equally strong at both incline and decline, and in that scenario, incline is better for upper chest activation by a significant margin?
I'm just trying to put it into real world applicability, as I'm probably 125lbs stronger on decline as opposed to a 45 degree incline, and trying to extrapolate the numbers. For example, if you can do decline 335 for 10 reps, but only do a 45 degree incline 240 for 10 reps, is the incline still more efficient? I understand both should be staples, but I'm wondering which movement is more effective in my real world, rather than adjusted.