Flex UK - June 2017

INCLINE

PRESS

Setup Grasp the bar

with an overhand grip

outside of shoulder

width. Unrack the bar

and start with it directly

over your upper chest,

arms extended.

Execution Bend your

elbows to slowly lower the

bar to your upper chest.

Lightly touch the bar to

your chest, then press it

back up to the starting

position without locking

out your elbows.

HAMMER

STRENGTH

INCLINE

PRESS

Setup Adjust the seat

of the machine so that

the handles are just

outside your shoulders

in the down position

(not above the

shoulders, and not

lower on the chest

either). Grab the

handles and make sure

your rear delts and

upper back are in

contact with the bench.

Execution Contract

your pecs to press

the weight along the

machine’s path of

motion. Stop just short

of locking out the

elbows, squeeze the

contraction in your

chest for one or two

counts, then slowly

lower the weight back

down without letting

it rest on the machine

between reps.

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