Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using a barbell.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip
- Lie back on an incline bench. Using a medium-width grip (a grip that creates a 90-degree angle in the middle of the movement between the forearms and the upper arms), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked. This will be your starting position.
- As you breathe in, come down slowly until you feel the bar on you upper chest.
- After a second pause, bring the bar back to the starting position as you breathe out and push the bar using your chest muscles. Lock your arms in the contracted position, squeeze your chest, hold for a second and then start coming down slowly again. Tip: it should take at least twice as long to go down than to come up.
- Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
- When you are done, place the bar back in the rack.
Muscles Worked
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do barbell incline bench press - medium grip work?
Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip primarily works the chest. The shoulders and triceps assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for barbell incline bench press - medium grip?
Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip uses barbell.
Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of barbell incline bench press - medium grip?
Bench Press - With Bands, Decline Dumbbell Bench Press, Dumbbell Bench Press train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my barbell incline bench press - medium grip reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; barbell incline bench press - medium grip can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
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