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Sternum Chin Up with Incline Press

Name: Sternum Chin Up with Incline Press
Uploaded: 2021-05-09T16:41:25+00:00
Duration: 42 s
Channel: Keegan Smith
Description: This short YouTube coaching excerpt (creator: sociable-sophisticated) instructs a paired exercise set: a sternum-focused chin-up and an incline press…

9 May 2021 · 1 min

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This short YouTube coaching excerpt (creator: sociable-sophisticated) instructs a paired exercise set: a sternum-focused chin-up and an incline press. Key cues: for chin-ups—arch, lead with the chest, pull with the mid-back, pause at the top; for incline presses—set bench at ~40–45°, pinch elbows back at the bottom for chest stretch, use a neutral grip.

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So our pair today is the sternum chin up together with the incline press. So on the sternum chin up, we're actually going to arch lead with the chest pull all the way to the bar using the mid back, Looking for a pause at the top. So on the incline press, looking for about 40, 45 degree angle. Again, when we get to the bottom, I want to really pinch those elbows back so we get that stretch of the chest. We're going for neutral grip control. Pinch the elbows back press.