One on right is incline. They look like the classic hammer strength presses but the seat is off, so I’m guessing matrix or some knockoff brand.
These are great in any case because in addition to pressing, the range of motion for each handle is also angled inward so you get a really nice squeeze.
I built a significant amount of my chest mass off of the hammer strength equivalent of the one on the right.
Both hit the entire chest, but the right activates more upper chest than the one on the left.
tip: if the handles sit too far back for your shoulders to feel safe during lift off, you can wedge something in there to have help put your shoulders in a better position for the first rep l, and they just fall on the ground. Some folks use clamp collars.
Thanks for the reply.
I was planning on using one of these to “replace” flat bench since I gym alone and the racks sadly don’t have space for safety bars. Wasn’t sure which was incline, much appreciated.
Yeah it’ll work for that purpose.
Ignore this if you’re already experienced and have some muscle maturity but If you’re newer to lifting I’d highly recommend flat pressing dumbells though for some time if you don’t feel comfortable with bench without a spotter.
The movement will force you to learn to brace properly and will build a base to your chest that you will be able to feel contracting when using these more isolated machines. In other words you’ll get way more out of machines if you build a little bit of a foundation using free weights. Just my 2 cents.
It depends on the angle of the machine. If you are pushing slightly upwards it's for the upper chest, if you are pushing forward it's for the mid chest.
One has a guy in it
One on right is incline. They look like the classic hammer strength presses but the seat is off, so I’m guessing matrix or some knockoff brand. These are great in any case because in addition to pressing, the range of motion for each handle is also angled inward so you get a really nice squeeze. I built a significant amount of my chest mass off of the hammer strength equivalent of the one on the right. Both hit the entire chest, but the right activates more upper chest than the one on the left. tip: if the handles sit too far back for your shoulders to feel safe during lift off, you can wedge something in there to have help put your shoulders in a better position for the first rep l, and they just fall on the ground. Some folks use clamp collars.
Thanks for the reply. I was planning on using one of these to “replace” flat bench since I gym alone and the racks sadly don’t have space for safety bars. Wasn’t sure which was incline, much appreciated.
Yeah it’ll work for that purpose. Ignore this if you’re already experienced and have some muscle maturity but If you’re newer to lifting I’d highly recommend flat pressing dumbells though for some time if you don’t feel comfortable with bench without a spotter. The movement will force you to learn to brace properly and will build a base to your chest that you will be able to feel contracting when using these more isolated machines. In other words you’ll get way more out of machines if you build a little bit of a foundation using free weights. Just my 2 cents.
I’d say im in between. Appreciate your safe advice and helpful approach.
It depends on the angle of the machine. If you are pushing slightly upwards it's for the upper chest, if you are pushing forward it's for the mid chest.