The Benefits – To develop the mass and strength in the upper pecs and front delts. Incline bench press has been always my favourite upper body exercise to build a impressive upper pecs. The incline angle of this press hits the upper pecs really hard.  In my opinion inline barbell bench press is the second best chest exercise right after flat bench press.

Execution – Lie back on the incline bench with the back flat on the bench. Take a grip of the bar little more than shoulder width. Lift the bar off the rack and hold it right above your head and keep your arms locked. Lower the weight down to the upper chest. Your elbows should be pointed out while you are working the chest muscles. Press the bar back in the starting position.

Tips - By using a wider grip, you will add more stress in the upper pec muscles and front delts as you lower the weight. To keep the deltoids from doing too much work, keep the angle of the bench no more than 30 degrees.. Try to keep your rear deltoids flat on the bench when pressing up the weight. Otherwise your deltoids will take the control of your exercise and you will lose a purpose of the exercise. To keep your movement in balanced, make sure that your arms remain relatively vertical throughout the left.