DECLINE BENCH PRESS

Exercise Execution:

  • Lie flat on an decline bench, set your hands just outside of shoulder width, and hook your feet underneath the pad.
  • Set your shoulder blades by pinching them together and driving them into the bench
  • Maintaining tightness lift the bar off and alight the bar at mid chest level. Let the weight settle and ensure your upper back remains tight after lift off.
  • Lower the bar in a straight line to mid chest/ nipple level. (Only Lower the bar as low as you safely can without losing tightness and stability at the shoulder joint.
  • Push the bar back up in a straight line by pressing yourself into the bench, driving your feet into the floor for leg drive, and extending the elbows.

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