can you take stress off the shouldres doing chest workouts?

[houston911]

sometimes i do my chest workout and my front delts are more sore than my chest.

[Diggy_Dat_Niggy]

Well they assist in the movement(i feel them on flat also), but if you are doing incline, the degree of incline maybe too steep. 35 degrees is more than enough, some benches are at 45 degrees and it stresses your delts.

You may need to vary your grip, it maybe too wide or try dumbells

[Big H]

This is the biggest problem with Bench Press. People with weaker delts will have issues with shoulder pain and stress during the lift, especially on incline bench press. Until your strengthen your shoulders, front delts specifically, your gonna have some issues on your Bench. You can try going wider to put more pressure on your chest and less on your shoulders but you may still feel it.

Definitely try dumbbells for a change of pace. DB press takes almost all pressure off your shoulders during the lift so you basically isolate your pecs. Range of motion is also increased which takes stress off the delts.

[Blue Fuge]

This is the biggest problem with Bench Press. People with weaker delts will have issues with shoulder pain and stress during the lift, especially on incline bench press. Until your strengthen your shoulders, front delts specifically, your gonna have some issues on your Bench. You can try going wider to put more pressure on your chest and less on your shoulders but you may still feel it.

Definitely try dumbbells for a change of pace. DB press takes almost all pressure off your shoulders during the lift so you basically isolate your pecs. Range of motion is also increased which takes stress off the delts.
Co-sign, few years back my shoulders were on fire during the middle of my incline bb presses...

I never really figured out why until after I focused on bodybulding and realized how weak my delt strength was.

[Shaolin Temple]

shoulders and chest really go hand in hand. The pecs are even incorporated in shoulder exercises.

Have a day each week and do three or four different should exercises and change up each week. You will see a difference within 4-6 weeks. keep at it!!