Cable Incline Bench Press

Form Cues

• Place an incline bench (30-45 degrees) centered between the two cable towers.

• Set both pulleys to low or bench-bottom height, attach a D-handle to each.

• Lie back on the bench with a handle in each hand at upper chest level.

• Press both handles up and slightly inward until your arms are extended over your upper chest.

• Squeeze the upper chest at the top.

• Lower with control to upper chest level, feeling a strong stretch on the clavicular pecs.

• Keep your shoulder blades retracted into the bench throughout.

• The incline targets the upper chest; the cables add continuous tension across the full range.

• Avoid excessive backward lean — the bench angle does the work of emphasizing upper pec.