RUSS
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The internet is full of this question- but unlike here, the internet is also full of arm chair philosophers whose opinion may not be worth much.
I'm really looking for empirical evidence here: has anyone dropped flat completely and used JUST incline as their chest movement for a long enough period of time to draw a conclusion as to it's effect compared to flat?
I've always done flat , with periods of flat+incline; lately I've been doing only incline but am plagued with "second guessing" this change. I don't enjoy multiple movements for a muscle group - I would rather focus on one and hammer it than split my energy between two. I don't get on with dips so I am either going to flat or incline .
I am enjoying incline only and not missing the shoulder issues that flat seemed to inevitably bring with it periodically. but after 20 some years of grinding it out on flat I am having a hard time mentally with wondering if I am making a mistake - please share any experience with this situation.
I am aware of the electrical stimulation tests , their results and such -blah blah blah - I just want to hear YOUR experience with using only incline and what results you experienced.
I'm really looking for empirical evidence here: has anyone dropped flat completely and used JUST incline as their chest movement for a long enough period of time to draw a conclusion as to it's effect compared to flat?
I've always done flat , with periods of flat+incline; lately I've been doing only incline but am plagued with "second guessing" this change. I don't enjoy multiple movements for a muscle group - I would rather focus on one and hammer it than split my energy between two. I don't get on with dips so I am either going to flat or incline .
I am enjoying incline only and not missing the shoulder issues that flat seemed to inevitably bring with it periodically. but after 20 some years of grinding it out on flat I am having a hard time mentally with wondering if I am making a mistake - please share any experience with this situation.

I am aware of the electrical stimulation tests , their results and such -blah blah blah - I just want to hear YOUR experience with using only incline and what results you experienced.