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This is an excellent exercise for the upper chest muscles.  Muscles Involved:  Primary chest with secondary emphasis on triceps.

Body Alignment:
o  Lie on the incline bench and align your body with the barbell.
o  Your feet are flat on the floor.
o  Grip barbell slightly wider than shoulder width and lift it up and right over the middle of your chest.
o  Brace the transverse abdominals.

Movement:
o  Lower the weight slowly to a point in the middle of your chest and lightly touch the mid-chest area.
o  Pause then without bouncing the barbell off your chest or using momentum, press the barbell back up using a slow, controlled movement.
o  Repeat.

Training Tip:

Be careful not to arch the back or use momentum in this exercise.  Also do not have a grip that is too wide as this will involve the shoulders more than the chest.