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Incline Barbell Bench Press

The Incline Barbell Bench Press is an intermediate barbell press that primarily trains the chest, with the shoulders and triceps assisting. It is useful for building pressing strength through the chest, shoulders and triceps.

Primary muscles
chest
Secondary muscles
shoulders, triceps
Equipment
barbell
Difficulty
intermediate

TARGET AREA

Muscles worked

Primary muscles

chest

Secondary muscles

shoulders, triceps

THE MOVEMENT

How to perform

  1. Set the bench to a incline angle, plant the feet, and position the eyes roughly under the bar.
  2. Grip the bar securely, set the shoulder blades back, and brace before unracking.
  3. Lower the bar under control to a repeatable touch point on the chest.
  4. Press back to the start while keeping the upper back tight and the bar path consistent.

IRONYOU / CORE

Core cues

  • Set the bench securely to the incline angle before loading the movement.
  • Use the same touch point or bottom position on every rep.
  • Stop adding load if the range of motion or bar/dumbbell path starts changing from rep to rep.

STAY SHARP

Common mistakes

  • Letting the shoulders drift forward at the bottom.
  • Bouncing or rushing the lowering phase.
  • Using more load than you can control through a repeatable range of motion.

YOUR PROGRESS

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Standards

Published reference points from the production IronYou rank system.

IronYou has 13 strength ranks: Copper I–III → Silver I–III → Gold I–III → Titanium I–III → IRON. IRON is the highest IronYou rank. The public standards tables show the estimated 1RM required to enter Silver I, Gold I, Titanium I, and IRON. Standards vary by sex and bodyweight.

Logged load: total barbell load. Public value: total barbell load.

Incline Barbell Bench Press Strength Standards — Male

Male

Published estimated 1RM thresholds by bodyweight. Load is recorded as total barbell load.

Incline Barbell Bench Press estimated 1RM strength standards by bodyweight and IronYou rank — Male.
Bodyweight (kg)Silver IGold ITitanium IIRON
50 kg49.2 kg65.1 kg81 kg114.3 kg
60 kg54.5 kg72.1 kg89.8 kg126.6 kg
70 kg59.3 kg78.5 kg97.7 kg137.8 kg
80 kg63.6 kg84.2 kg104.9 kg147.8 kg
90 kg67.5 kg89.4 kg111.3 kg157 kg
100 kg71.1 kg94.1 kg117.2 kg165.2 kg
110 kg74.3 kg98.4 kg122.5 kg172.6 kg
120 kg77.2 kg102.2 kg127.2 kg179.4 kg

Incline Barbell Bench Press Strength Standards — Female

Female

Published estimated 1RM thresholds by bodyweight. Load is recorded as total barbell load.

Incline Barbell Bench Press estimated 1RM strength standards by bodyweight and IronYou rank — Female.
Bodyweight (kg)Silver IGold ITitanium IIRON
40 kg24 kg31.8 kg39.6 kg55.9 kg
50 kg32 kg42.4 kg52.8 kg74.5 kg
60 kg37 kg49.1 kg61.1 kg86.1 kg
70 kg40.2 kg53.2 kg66.2 kg93.3 kg
80 kg42.1 kg55.7 kg69.4 kg97.8 kg
90 kg43.3 kg57.4 kg71.4 kg100.7 kg
100 kg44.1 kg58.4 kg72.6 kg102.4 kg
  • Values are estimated 1RM thresholds required to enter the named IronYou major rank tier.
  • Standards are derived from the production IronYou Rank V1 model.
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KEEP EXPLORING

Variations

  • Related variations: Incline Dumbbell Bench Press, Flat Dumbbell Bench Press, and Decline Dumbbell Bench Press.
  • Changing the bench angle changes the setup and emphasis while keeping the same basic movement family.

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