View Decline Bench Press Muscles Gif. The exercise also works your triceps and anterior deltoid muscles. In general, the muscles used for bench press are the pecs, shoulders, and triceps.
Sternal head of the pectoralis major, clavicular head of the pectoralis major, anterior deltoid and triceps brachii lie on a decline bench and grasp. Press the dumbbells and contract your chest muscles but lock out your elbows. Using the wrong bench angle exacerbates this program.
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The pectoral major remains the focus of the press. If you do use the barbell bench press and want to build your chest, keep the reps in the higher hypertrophy range. In the way that the incline bench press puts more stress on the upper pectoral muscles, the decline press puts more stress on the lower pectoral muscles. It works the lower chest muscles and.