Smith Machine Incline Press

Set-up

• Set an incline bench at about 30° under the Smith machine, so the bar lines up with your upper chest.
• Grip the bar slightly wider than shoulder width and set the safety stops just above your chest.

How to do it

1. Unhook the bar and hold it over your upper chest with straight arms.
2. Lower it slowly to the top of your chest.
3. Press it back up until your arms are straight.
4. Hook the bar back on when you finish.

Coaching cues

• Keep your back and head on the bench.
• Elbows slightly tucked, not flared.

Common mistakes

• Setting the bench so upright that it becomes a shoulder press.
• Arching off the bench to finish a rep.