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Decline Bench Press

Free Weights / Intermediate

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Equipment Needed

  • Decline Bench
  • Barbell

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Sitewide Performance

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  • Male
  • Female
  • 71 lb
    average weight
  • 170 lb
    best weight
  • 5
    times logged
  • #132
    popularity rank

Average Sitewide Decline Bench Press Weight

  • 120 lb
    average weight
  • 170 lb
    best weight
  • 2
    times logged
  • #110
    popularity rank

Average Male Decline Bench Press Weight

  • 40 lb
    average weight
  • 75 lb
    best weight
  • 3
    times logged
  • #708
    popularity rank

Average Female Decline Bench Press Weight

How to do Decline Bench Press:

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decline bench press is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the chest and to a lesser degree also targets the shoulders and triceps ...more

decline bench press is a free weights exercise that primarily targets the chest and to a lesser degree also targets the shoulders and triceps.

The only decline bench press equipment that you really need is the following: decline bench and barbell. There are however many different decline bench press variations that you can try out that may require different types of decline bench press equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

Learning proper decline bench press form is easy with the step by step decline bench press instructions, decline bench press tips, and the instructional decline bench press technique video on this page. decline bench press is a exercise for those with a intermediate level of physical fitness and exercise experience. Watch the decline bench press video, learn how to do the decline bench press, and then be sure and browse through the decline bench press workouts on our workout plans page!

Tips

  1. Get help from a spotter as you take the barbell off the rack.
  2. It should take at least twice as long to come down as to push the bar up.

Variations

  1. Use dumbbells to perform this exercise.
  2. Exercise bands can also be used.

Types

  • Force Type: Push
  • Mechanics Type: Compound

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Equipment Needed

  • Decline Bench
  • Barbell

Tips

  1. Get help from a spotter as you take the barbell off the rack.
  2. It should take at least twice as long to come down as to push the bar up.

Variations

  1. Use dumbbells to perform this exercise.
  2. Exercise bands can also be used.

Types

  • Force Type: Push
  • Mechanics Type: Compound