Lever Incline Chest Press

Lie down on the incline bench. Place your feet flat on the floor and grip the handles with a pronated grip. Keep your elbows at a 90-degree angle and press the handles upward, extending your arms fully. Slowly bring the handles back down to the starting position, maintaining control throughout the movement. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Lever Incline Chest Press

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Lever Incline Chest Press using your leverage machine.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your pectoralis major.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your pectoralis major rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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