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Incline Lever Chest Press
How to do the Incline Lever Chest Press with good form: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works (chest), coaching cues and the mistakes to avoid.
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Chest
- Secondary
- Delts, Triceps
How to do it
- Adjust the seat height so that the handles align directly with your upper chest, just below your collarbones.
- Sit down on the incline bench, pressing your upper back and head firmly against the pad, with your feet planted flat on the floor.
- Grasp the independent lever handles securely and take a deep breath to brace your core.
- Press the handles upward and slightly inward along the machine's arc until your arms are fully extended without forcefully locking your elbows.
- Squeeze your upper pectoral muscles tightly at the top of the movement for one second.
- Lower the levers slowly and under control back toward your upper chest until you feel a deep stretch across the upper pectoral fibers.
Coaching cues
- Drive upward and inward
- Keep upper back glued to the pad
- Control the negative descent
Common mistakes
- Setting the seat too low or too high, which shifts the emphasis away from the upper chest
- Arching the lower back excessively off the bench
- Allowing the weight plates to slam at the bottom of the movement
Equipment and setup
Incline plate-loaded lever chest press machine
Incline bench lever machine loaded with weight plates, seat adjusted so handles align with the upper chest.
Also known as: Incline Plate-Loaded Chest Press, Hammer Incline Press
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