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My New Favorite Chest Exercise

Im always trying new things, and this is something that I found to really Help My upper Pecs.

My New Favorite Chest Exercise
Written By Jim Stoppani, PhD
Updated May 17, 2022

If You know Me

Most of you know that I am a big believer in the reverse-grip bench press for building up the upper chest. That's because research shows that this exercise increases the muscle activity of the upper pecs by 30% more than the bench press with a regular overhand grip.

Although the incline bench press is a popular exercise used to hit the upper chest, research shows that it only increases the muscle activity of the upper pecs by 5% more than the flat bench press.

Lately I've been doing an exercise that I call the reverse-grip incline bench press and seeing good results. I figured that since the reverse-grip bench press increases muscle activity of the upper pecs by  about 30% and the incline bench press increases the muscle activity of the upper pecs by about 5%, that combining these two exercises into one would have additive effects on boosting muscle activity of the upper pecs. We'll have to see what future  research concludes on my theory, but in the meantime it seems to be working great for me and for many that I've suggested it

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