Want to learn how to do Incline Barbell Bench Press ? Read on further for detailed workout instructions, notes, video and pro tips for learning proper form and train better for it.

With this exercise, you can build your chest muscles.

Primary muscle: Chest muscles are primarily benefited by performing this exercise.

Secondary muscle: Shoulders and triceps are the secondary muscles which gets effected by this exercise.

You just need a Barbell/EZ-bar for performing this exercise.

Performing the 7 steps below, you will be able to do this exercise properly:
1. Set up an incline bench on front of a weight rack and adjust the incline as per your comfort level.
2. Sit on the bench by placing your back against the backrest.
3. With an overhand grip, grasp the bar and keep your shoulders wide apart.
4. Now lift the bar from the rack by pushing up with your chest muscles.
5. Hold the bar straight over your chest with your arms fully extended.
6. Now, lower the bar slowly until it touches your upper chest, hold there for a count of one.
7. Now get back to the start position by pushing the bar with the help of your chest muscles.

This exercise’s level of difficulty ranges from Hard to Moderate.

Yes, you can perform this exercise by using a 2:1:1 count which means two on the downward movement and one for hold and another one for the upward movement.

Anyone can perform this exercise easily and comfortably.

Yes, Following are the 5 exercises which benefits the same primary muscles as Incline barbell bench press does:

1.Decline Barbell Bench Press
2Chest Stretch
3.Decline Dumbbell Press
4.Dumbbell Bench Press
5.LR: Resistance Band Single-Arm Chest Press