So I haven’t flat benched in a while. It really sucks so I took about 6 months off working on other lifts. I increased my incline by 50, decline by frigging 70. Dip up about 20.
So today the decline wasn’t available so I thought I’d try flat again and see what I’m at. I threw on a pretty light weight hoping to get like 12 reps. Nope. Failed first rep.
Later the decline was available so I hopped on and did 20 pounds more 20 pounds more than what I failed on flat for 6 reps.
[quote]TVG wrote:
I touch the chest on both. [/quote]
Yes, but the decline is still a shorter ROM.
I went through this exact same thing about 3 months ago, it crushed my ego. I assumed my flat bench would be about the same as my decline. haha, Not even in my wildest dreams.
When I decline I can easily hit 300 and feel pretty manly but when I do flat bench well… it’s significantly less than that. The ROM is definitely a big factor because I have fairly long arms.
You incorporate more shoulders when doing the decline bench. Three muscle groups are better than two. My decline has always outpaced my flat (which, by the way, I hold in contempt).
[quote]kroby wrote:
You incorporate more shoulders when doing the decline bench. Three muscle groups are better than two. My decline has always outpaced my flat (which, by the way, I hold in contempt).[/quote]
that isnt how it feels with me though?
my shoulders feel alot more worked on flat than decline?
I find it’s easier for chest to take control better on decline than flat.
[quote]jmwintenn wrote:
huh,i can use 90lb dbs on flat bench but only like 50-60lb dbs on delcine…hell i can get 70lb dbs on incline…so what the hell have I done?[/quote]
I still think it’s weird that my incline and decline have increased by so much and my flat hasn’t. I guess it doesn’t matter as long as I am getting bigger. I just hate saying when people ask what my bench is, “well my bench is 90…BUT WAIT my decline is 350!!” lol jk