Sentences with phrase «only flat bench presses»
Each bench press type targets a different area of the chest, though it is possible to achieve full chest development using only the flat bench press.
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Training in this manner will stimulate both your upper and lower chest areas which are not stimulated enough when only doing the flat bench press.
An Australian study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research showed that when weight - trained subjects performed incline bench presses, the muscle activity of their upper pecs was only around 5 % greater than the upper pec activity during a flat bench press, which is kind of a shocking discovery considering the status that the incline bench press has enjoyed up until now.
The only difference between this exercise and the flat barbell bench press version is that in order to stabilize the dumbbells your body will need to recruit more muscle fibers (you have to support and balance two separate weights).