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Here’s a simple illustration to hopefully clear up some confusion. Incline push-ups activate more lower chest.
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MUST NOTE: All variation of pushup activate the entire chest but changing the angle allows us to put more emphasis on the upper/lower meaning we activate one section more than the other. (not instead)
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Decline push-ups activate more upper chest. The reason it’s confusing is because it’s the opposite with bench press where incline bench hits more upper chest and decline bench hits more lower chest.
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If you’re still having trouble with this concept, another way to remember the difference is that the easier exercise is always for lower chest (incline push-ups, decline bench) and the more difficult exercise is for upper chest (decline push-ups, incline bench). If incline push-ups are too easy for you, I wouldn’t bother and just stick with...
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