I can't incline for sh*t =/

[Spliff Star]

This is starting to become so damn annoying.

For some reason, BB incline has never been incorporated in any of my routines; high school ball, college ball, never done it. I started it last week and went a little light to get used to the motion. This week I go to put up 135 for 10 on the first set and I was pretty much shot after that. I tried to increase the weight but it was forcing me to have bad form. So I went back to 135. Second set failed at 6, third failed at 4. This is with about 2mins in between. The tip of my triceps closest to my elbow is what gives out. Bench is at a 30-35ish degree angle.

The hilarious thing is my flat BB bench is so much better. I'm strugglin on the first set with 135lbs on incline, yet I'm easily throwin up 195lbs first set flat bench :blink: sh*ts wacky :thumbsdow

Is this normal? What do you knowledgeable cats recommend to help this situation. The obvious would be to just suck it up and stay light til I can handle more weight, but the weight difference is so big I'm just wondering if there's something I'm not seeing.

[Ariel Sharon]

The tip of my triceps closest to my elbow is what gives. out.
my dude you just answered your own question. dedicate a full workout per week to your triceps if you aren't already, I would focus on weighted dips and skull crushers

but yeah, I lost count on how many times I had rescue some random too-shy-to-ask-for-a-spotter jackass who was on the incline, usually some decrepit 50 year old monkey skeleton who sees kids less half his age lift 10x as much as he can so he attempts to overcompensate. I mean, when's the last time you seen a person almost impale themselves with dumbells or on the smith machine. they accomplish the same fukking thing!

[andre patton]

my incline bench is actually unusually strong.

i do sets on flat bench at about 240lbs right now.
i do sets on an incline bench at 215lbs.

i think i have unusually strong shoulders though, which seems to help my incline out a lot. i lift 85's in each hand when i do db shoulder presses.

[Spliff Star]

my dude you just answered your own question. dedicate a full workout per week to your triceps if you aren't already, I would focus on weighted dips and skull crushers

but yeah, I lost count on how many times I had rescue some random too-shy-to-ask-for-a-spotter jackass who was on the incline, usually some decrepit 50 year old monkey skeleton who sees kids less half his age lift 10x as much as he can so he attempts to overcompensate. I mean, when's the last time you seen a person almost impale themselves with dumbells or on the smith machine. they accomplish the same fukking thing!

I use a push/pull/legs type split. So dedicating an entire workout to my triceps would be rough. I hammer them as much as possible on push days.

And I feel you on the spotter thing. I always ask for one when I'm pretty positive I'm not gonna finish a set, but I'm not gonna go so heavy they have to assist me 8 out of 10 reps.

my incline bench is actually unusually strong.

i do sets on flat bench at about 240lbs right now.
i do sets on an incline bench at 215lbs.

i think i have unusually strong shoulders though, which seems to help my incline out a lot. i lift 85's in each hand when i do db shoulder presses.

Damn son, sets of what? All my numbers were of 10.

[eastside313]

incline is always less than flat
I can hit 275 on flat with no spot but my incline max with no spot is 150

just put about 85 on the incline and do a few sets with 20-30 reps damn near everyday and you'll get them numbers up. Them burnouts got my flat bench up in about a month.

[Freshology]

I'd advise you to get off BB incline & work your way up with DB incline... it isolates your pecs much better & will promote better form & stability (which your arms play a primary role in)... work on that and like someone else said, strentghening you triceps & you shouldn't have that problem again when you jump back to BB incline.

[Spliff Star]

incline is always less than flat
I can hit 275 on flat with no spot but my incline max with no spot is 150

just put about 85 on the incline and do a few sets with 20-30 reps damn near everyday and you'll get them numbers up. Them burnouts got my flat bench up in about a month.

Atleast I'm not alone lol

I'd advise you to get off BB incline & work your way up with DB incline... it isolates your pecs much better & will promote better form & stability (which your arms play a primary role in)... work on that and like someone else said, strentghening you triceps & you shouldn't have that problem again when you jump back to BB incline.

I'm saying tho, my triceps strong enough to max flat @ 265, but when it comes to 135x10 incline I'm out of commision afterwards? >.< Albeit, this WAS after I DB pressed, but damn.

And yea, I've been doing DB incline since I've started back up lifting, that's actually in the same ballpark as my flat DB press numbers. It's BB incline that fukks with me.

[Aje]

my incline and flat are both equal...they both equally suck but they're equal. I'm getting better though.

[AmmunitionVX]

incline is always less than flat
I can hit 275 on flat with no spot but my incline max with no spot is 150
just put about 85 on the incline and do a few sets with 20-30 reps damn near everyday and you'll get them numbers up. Them burnouts got my flat bench up in about a month.


20 - 30 reps? I hope you mean total. cause if you are doing 20 - 30 reps each set you are going WAY TO LIGHT.

and everyday? Your muscles need rest.

To the OP, Do your inclines with DB's and do them first.
and I would do something like a 5x5 routine.