Not exact matches
As the incline goes from -45 degrees (a
decline flye), to 0 degrees (the flat
bench flye), to 45 degrees (an incline flye), to 90 degrees (the military, or shoulder
press), the primary muscles being worked progresses from the sternal region of the pectoralis major, to the clavicular region of the pectoralis major, to the deltoids (shoulders).
Other exercises could include any instance where the
bench press has been compared to another upper - body
pressing exercise, such
as incline and
decline bench press, shoulder
press, dumbbell flys, or push - ups.
While the flat and
decline bench press are a reliable option, the machine
bench press, barbell and machine shoulder
press as well
as bench dips appear to be good alternatives.
And what's great is, you can use this pulling lat activation method on your other
Bench Press variations, such
as Incline
Bench and
Decline Bench.
As with the squat, the
bench press can be performed with many variations to target areas of the chest more specifically — using the flat
bench will hit the middle of the chest, using an incline
bench press will work the upper pectorals (and serratus anterior), whilst a
decline bench press will hit the lower pectorals.