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Flat bench fly or incline one?

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« on: March 18, 2010, 08:38:35 AM »
Which do you prefer and think is better for the inner part of the chest?
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 11:23:49 AM »
i do both, to me flat bench seems just a lil harder, but thats just me, and i also do sometimes flys with locked elbows kinda like shoulder flys, but with light weights like 20 to 15 pounds, it really burns, but my all time favorite will have to be pec decks, most ppl dont like machines, but i think pec decks are really good for burning my chest.
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    « Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 04:39:23 PM »
    Most incline chest exercises ( bench press, DB Press, flies etc) work the upper part of the chest. Is that what you mean by inner?
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    « Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 05:25:21 PM »
    The Inner chest is not possible to isolate, the muscle runs right across the chest from center to out and is triangle shape. genetics play a part and the larger the pecs the more you`ll see the inner cut. Some are able to emphasise the inner with CGBP on flat bench and for outer needs extreeme stretch, this is something Scooby disapproves of. Both flat and incline (this means all various angles 20~70degrees +/-10deg) needs to be used to develope and shape the chest...
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    « Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010, 09:13:49 PM »
    I don't believe that incline chest presses are required until you've stopped gaining upper chest muscle from regular horizontal pressing. When I chest DOMS after a session of dumbbell presses, flys, etc, I feel it in my entire chest. Isolation is unnecessary in early stages.
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    « Reply #5 on: March 18, 2010, 11:59:12 PM »
    I like to alternate incline (fly and press) and standard flat bench everytime i work out chest. I find trying to do all of these excercises in the one workout excessive
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