What angle is best to use for doing decline dumbell presses? How many holes in the bench should be showing? Is it correct to assume the steeper the bench, the less the delts are involved? Thanks!
yes it is, the steeper that feel comfortable at the better. peace
Where do u lower the bar/db to? Lower chest?
Very steep benches can take the strain off the targeted muscles. 75 degree decline was the best trap workout I ever had.
“There is no best way.” So use a variety of angles and grips. Cheers!
why do you believe there is no correct way? ofcourse there is, every exercise has a correct way to perform it. every muscle has a best way to work it. I was just wondering why you think they do not. hetyey225
Hetyey225,
I agree with Nate Dog but I think a point of clarifcation is needed. He said there’s no “BEST” way. He never questioned what was correct or not.
My point is that there is no single best way to train. One exercise or grip or position is going to be the best. That’s why you need the variety. Princess is asking for the best decline to use for her benches. Well, why would 75 degrees be better than 60 degrees? Or any other position? Sure, it might work for a while, but when the body adapts the results diminish. So that’s why she should use a variety of grips and bench positions. Because one is not better than another. I’m not saying that the exercise is not effective. But that there is not one position that is the best position and only position to use. “There is no best way.” Got it?
I agree with Nate Dogg. Best for what? Once you define the goal, then maybe you can say a certain angle is “best,” but even then variety can help you improve in ways that you never thought of. One more thing. I think, beyond a certain angle, it is much more convenient to do cable crossovers.
due to our different shapes and sizes we may need different exercises but each exercise has a way that is “best”, that recruites the most fibers. I do not realy see the need to take effective exercises out of my program because I have been doing them for awhile, I may change because of boredom, injury,ect… but not just for the sake of changeing, if the resistance is changed and the reps are changed why would I need to change the exercise? peace