Instructional Fitness - Incline Bench

[URBNSpice]

should i tuck my shoulder blades in?

[jilla2010]

so lower reps put on mass?....higer tones you up?

[URBNSpice]

@jilla2010 yes, basics of bb

[CheesyPumbah]

yay

[babieGravy666]

this dudes cool

[Shizzlecrads]

WHAT IN THE HELL is a Coke doing at the gym?.

[forumx67]

@Shizzlecrads what are you talking about?

[Apaolo247]

Nice hat....you should take it off at the gym queer

[2431346]

Hide was cooler.

[skylineowner1990]

that old man needs to lay off the juice, his shoulder are a dead give away

[Jimbogf]

lol he leaves the hat on.. awkward. good instructional video though

[osgangstarrr]

Noob, overstretching will expand the muscle fibers and force more nutrients into the region

[Asalent]

With his official Douche bag backwards hat....

[zambonivolks]

like how he says not to touch for incline but for flat bench touch. back tight, retracted shoulders blades and chest out u shouldn't need to stretch too far to touch and get a full pump

[zambonivolks]

every pressin movement touch whatever bodypart your workin or get the f*** out

[123faiz456]

joe tong look just like daniel craig in quantum of solace..but with more muscles and without a gun=P

[MrBostonlc]

@ApprenticeOfAnubis another question what about when im doing barbell shoulder press do i want to touch the bar to my chest or stop when my elbow are at 90 degrees?

[ReTardowsky]

take that hat off, clown

[ListonFrazier]

He seems so happy to be in the instructional video!

[Snortthesweetener]

devon is brain damaged

[50reymond]

the best work out videos ever

[JoshuaDG2111]

ferrigno's got a solid chest and on his incline bench he drops it down to his collar bone. all depends on how much stretch you want to get!

[badunkalump]

Always wondered if i should go all the way down or not. Great vid! On my way to the gym now! =]

[arsenalmanic]

needs to take it lower. its much harder going all the way down. should go lower better stretch of the muscle and exercise harder

[copenhagensommer]

I think this have to be the best video on youtube explaining how to do inclined bench press, thank you oh oh very much!

[firalord]

lol no lock out no full range

[goatkiller68]

@firalord its better to not lock out fully in my opinion because you keep constant stress on the chest

[0100110101001011]

the benches at my gym are adjustable. what angle would be the best?

[555willah]

awesome tshirt : )

[adastrarize]

This video has helped clear away some of the confusion for me.

[BeatBay]

Joe Tong for president!!!

[sy911019]

i miss janpanes guy

[BeatBay]

@sy911019 Asian guy was there, he just cut the roids. look at the left side of the screen at 0:48! ;-)

[areMiller]

yeah ok kid

[someskater188]

does this douche bag actually wear hats when he works out

[cecilbdemented]

@someskater188 lots of ppl wear hats shit i always wear a hat its just somethin i do and wen u got the body like he does then u can call him a douche

[adjeast]

VERY GOOD EXPLANATION

[13andincrediblycutt]

Im 13 only and dope-free at 201lbs of solid strength and I can incline bench press almost 400lbs strict and raw. XD

[avatarcollides2day]

@13andincrediblycutt

asshole fatt fagg

[leonidaskicksass]

@13andincrediblycutt This is a complete lie lol There is no way you could be at that level at your age.

[eduardopapi94]

THIS GUYS SHOWED THE PERFECT FORM HOW TO INCLINE BENCH IF YOU GUYS DONT BEALVE THEM THEN OH WELL YOUR LOSEING!

[BlitzBalla32]

@eduardopapi94 That probably had to be the best grammar I've ever seen x]

[eduardopapi94]

@BlitzBalla32 lol i know i suck at spelling im only 17 not a very good excuse doe? did i spell that right?

[MrBostonlc]

shaunPalmerr where did you find this piece of information?

[flatpat1]

I disagree with your arching your lower back. You should keep your lower back as flat to the bench as comfortably possible. When you arch your lower back on the incline, your recruiting your lower pecs to get the weight up. Thats why people arch their backs on the last few reps on the exercise. When you do this your really doing a low weight bench press at a incline angle, not an effective exercise at all.

Use much lower weight and push the weight STRAIGHT up and you'll feel it work.

[optimoe54]

thats a big mother fucker

[southport97]

@optimoe54

if it bleeds we can kill it

[rufusbeebarbell]

generally i believe in lowering for a full stretch but this variation would be very beneficial to someone with shoulder issues such as rotator cuff problems.

[MrBostonlc]

no it builds your upper chest. most people tent to ignore the incline bench but if you use it with proper form it will pay off.

[kingofcraig]

@MrBostonlc I agree

[Edawg4cmpunk]

does this build that line up the middle of your chest?

[MrBostonlc]

how is touching the bar to your chest "over stretching"? I thought you wanted to stretch the muscle as much as possible.

[BassPlayer0815]

im not sure but maybe he means that a over stretch take the focus off the chest

[ShaunPalmerr]

@MrBostonlc apperently on incline if you bring the barbell to close or touching the chest you put to much pressure on the shoulders

[nenna69]

@MrBostonlc over stretching damages the rotator cuff in your shoulders and leads to joint soreness, weak shoulders and eventually dislocation

[nenna69]

@MrBostonlc also.. if you stretch all the way down your chest is no longer engaged in the exercise and you loose power on the rep

[OxAxS]

@MrBostonlc Different angle, you generally want the bar to go down to a point where your elbows are at a 90 degree angle. That's why you arch your back. Mark Rippetoe has a video explaining the whole bench press angles.

[JORDANDARKMAGIC]

@MrBostonlc stretching it too much diverts the force from the chest to the shoulder, which will eventually result in injury

[EddyfuckinD]

@MrBostonlc by keeping the bar in the middle region of the movement, its stressing the muscle more by eliminating the momentum of bouncing the bar off your chest.

[chriswoj3]

@MrBostonlc you have to be cautious of the ligaments and tendons in the shoulder. If you over stretch you can severely hurt yourself then you won't be doing any working out

[Gwynbleidd666]

@MrBostonlc I am stretching muscles as much as I can with empty bar, when no weight is pushing the muscles over their limits. Its my own way how to find out full movement, but not to overstretch :-)

[AlexRmF]

@MrBostonlc to what end? I don't do complete movement since I found my pressure points and I don't have a training partner... I still have the biggest chest around, so, this complete movement thing is not so important, increase the weight if you can, don't do the maximum stretch, you'll just tire your muscles.

[naarakyuu]

@MrBostonlc not for incline bp

[RiseofBane]

@MrBostonlc not neccessarily true..

[Xpack27]

@MrBostonlc When you stretch out the muscle too much you're actually tearing your muscles. In result of that, you won't gain any muscle.

[TheZombiefyer]

@MrBostonlc Notice when the bar is at his chin, his shoulders are almost past 90 degrees. When you go any further than you start to put to put all of that weight on your shoulders. That is when you start to see Tommy John, or a SLAP tear. You never want to stretch to far with weight.

[Shizzlecrads]

@MrBostonlc

It's bad for your shoulders aswell, does more harm than good.

[Triple88a]

@MrBostonlc problem with going all the way down on incline is you're putting lots of pressure on your delts at that point.

[legend2kill]

@MrBostonlc i personally dont it cause i feel my front shoulder tendon snappin the fuck up

[brosesh1]

@legend2kill dont snap yo shit up breh

[WEIGHTLIFTT]

great video

[omission13]

no wonder i would always feel the burn in my shoulders

[ASIANBOYZPRODUCTION]

nice, i learn something... i must have figure it out earlier!!

[giugnhgbvinierngvb89]

great video. good explatations. thanks for uploading

[rollcanja]

wow! thanks a lot for this! I'm going to start off again with incline bench tomorrow, of course, following your lesson. more power to instructional fitness and to joe tong! :)

[kingnek]

dabul2003, if u do not have a bad knee, i would suggest joggin because nothing really comes close to joggin, trust me on this. However, I would suggest something that would elevate your heart rate high enough, that would be deadlifts coz u could carry very heavy weights in doing that. Remember, wear a belt, very dangerous not to do so.

[PMikhail]

Joe is still out...This was filmed before he got the infection in his back and had to undergo surgery. If you have questions, be sure to submit them on the site!

[paksallion]

good info. my form seems good thanks for clarifying

[Mikej1592]

Joe your back? I didnt know you were out of the hospital yet? I guess I need to catch up.

I had a question that I may try to post to your main site.

My wife and I were wondering that as you exercize will body fat melt away from an area of your body if you have low muscle mass in that area, for example lower sides or legs. She isn't very muscular at this point and she brought up the question, and since my weakest point is my abs and thats where all my fat is I think she may have a point?

[dabul2003]

ey joe you might not reply but its frustratting becuz ive been working our for almost 7 months and ive gained strentght but my body needs to shed alot of body fat what can i do? i eat a 1/2 cup of oatmeal with 2 or 3 whole eggs with 3 egg whites for lunch i would eat chicken breast with brown rice and i would eat that second meal two more times. so i would eat bout 4 big meals a day. and i swim for cardio cuz i have bad knees. if you could pls reply cuz im gettin frustrated.

[ako541]

for cardio use the eliptical cross trainer, should take strain of the knee, also try splitting your meals into 6-8 smaller meals aday instead of 4 large ones , this will mean your body has to use more calories to digest the food and less energy will be wasted and eventually stored as fat

[93LegendFire]

Are there any effects to lowering the bar to you chest. Joe mentioned about overstretching, but what does this mean?

[teddyboysmith2]

it means going too low with the bar to the chest causing too much strain on the outside chest and shoulders

[Dartheppa]

nice

thnx helped a lot