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Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press
Chest

Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press

ChestBarbell
intermediate · compound · strength

Also works: Shoulders · Triceps

A chest movement in the Bikkel catalog. Load it into a routine and log every working set — weight, reps and rest tracked like an equipment readout.

How to

Own the movement

Step-by-step form cues to get you started. Dial in the exact working weights and rep targets inside the app.

01
Lie back on a decline bench with the feet securely locked at the front of the bench. Using a wide, pronated (palms forward) grip that is around 3 inches away from shoulder width (for each hand), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked. The bar will be perpendicular to the torso and the floor. This will be your starting position.
02
As you breathe in, come down slowly until you feel the bar on your lower chest.
03
After a second pause, bring the bar back to the starting position as you breathe out and push the bar using your chest muscles. Lock your arms and squeeze your chest in the contracted position, hold for a second and then start coming down slowly again. Tip: It should take at least twice as long to go down than to come up.
04
Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.

Enough theory.
Go log a set.