If you're a guy who lifts weights and do bench presses on a flat or slightly angled bench with a medium-heavy weight, your triceps are working just as hard no matter the angle — changing the bench tilt from flat to steeper doesn't really change how much your triceps help out.

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Effect of Five Bench Inclinations on the Electromyographic Activity of the Pectoralis Major, Anterior Deltoid, and Triceps Brachii during the Bench Press Exercise

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2020 Oct 8

The study found that the triceps muscle works just as hard during bench presses whether the bench is flat or angled up to 60 degrees, which supports the idea that the angle doesn't change how much the triceps help in the lift.

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Effect of Five Bench Inclinations on the Electromyographic Activity of the Pectoralis Major, Anterior Deltoid, and Triceps Brachii during the Bench Press Exercise

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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17197339

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