{
  "$schema": "https://openexercise.org/schema/v0/exercise.json",
  "aliases": [
    {
      "text": "Incline Machine Chest Press",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Machine Incline Bench Press",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Plate-Loaded Incline Chest Press",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "LeverEdge Machine Incline Press",
      "kind": "brand"
    },
    {
      "text": "Legend Incline Bench Press",
      "kind": "brand"
    }
  ],
  "anatomy": {
    "muscles": [
      {
        "muscle": "pectoralis-major-clavicular",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "deltoid-anterior",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "triceps-brachii",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "pectoralis-major-sternal",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "serratus-anterior",
        "role": "stabilizer"
      }
    ],
    "joints": [
      {
        "joint": "glenohumeral",
        "actions": [
          "flexion",
          "horizontal-adduction"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "elbow",
        "actions": [
          "extension"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "scapulothoracic",
        "actions": [
          "protraction"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "classification": {
    "modalities": [
      "strength",
      "hypertrophy"
    ],
    "movement_patterns": [
      "horizontal-push",
      "push"
    ],
    "mechanics": "compound",
    "force": "push",
    "kinetic_chain": "open",
    "laterality": "bilateral",
    "planes": [
      "sagittal",
      "transverse"
    ],
    "contraction": [
      "dynamic"
    ],
    "level": "beginner"
  },
  "equipment": {
    "required": [
      [
        "selectorized-machine",
        "plate-loaded-machine"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "external_ids": {
    "wger": "1773,2632"
  },
  "id": "oec:machine-incline-chest-press",
  "instructions": {
    "setup": [
      "Adjust the seat height so the handles align across the upper chest, just below clavicle level.",
      "Sit back firmly against the back pad with your feet flat on the floor.",
      "Grasp the handles with an overhand grip, retract your shoulder blades, and push your chest up."
    ],
    "steps": [
      "Press the handles upward and forward along the machine's fixed track until your arms are extended without forcefully locking your elbows.",
      "Pause briefly at full extension while maintaining tension across the upper pectorals.",
      "Lower the handles under control, feeling a deep stretch across the upper chest as the weight approaches the starting position.",
      "Stop just before the weight stack or stop-pegs touch down, then begin the next repetition."
    ],
    "breathing": "Inhale as you lower the weight toward your chest; exhale forcefully as you press outward.",
    "cues": [
      "Drive through your upper chest",
      "Keep your shoulders pinned to the pad",
      "Control the descent"
    ],
    "common_faults": [
      {
        "fault": "Setting the seat too low or high, placing excessive stress on the anterior shoulder capsule.",
        "correction": "Adjust the seat so the handles sit level with the upper portion of your sternum at the bottom of the movement."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Protracting the shoulders forward off the pad at lockout.",
        "correction": "Keep your shoulder blades retracted and depressed against the backrest throughout the entire set."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Bouncing the weight off the bottom stops.",
        "correction": "Reverse the motion smoothly just before the machine bottoms out to maintain muscular tension."
      }
    ],
    "safety": {
      "precautions": [
        "Ensure seat pins and locking mechanisms are fully engaged before loading weight."
      ],
      "spotter": "not-needed"
    }
  },
  "measurement": {
    "load": {
      "convention": "total",
      "implements": 1,
      "kind": "external"
    },
    "profiles": [
      {
        "required": [
          "reps",
          "load"
        ],
        "optional": [
          "rpe"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "records": {
      "e1rm": true,
      "volume": true
    },
    "reps_counted": "total"
  },
  "name": "Machine Incline Chest Press",
  "previous_ids": [
    "oec:legend-incline-bench-press"
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "generated": [
      "/name",
      "/summary",
      "/classification",
      "/anatomy",
      "/equipment",
      "/measurement",
      "/instructions",
      "/setup",
      "/relations"
    ],
    "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
    "review": {
      "status": "machine-generated",
      "model": "gemini-3.8-flash",
      "at": "2026-10-31"
    },
    "sources": [
      {
        "title": "wger: Legend Incline Bench Press",
        "url": "https://wger.de/en/exercise/1773/view-base",
        "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
      },
      {
        "title": "wger: Machine Incline Chest Press",
        "url": "https://wger.de/en/exercise/2632/view-base",
        "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
      }
    ]
  },
  "relations": [
    {
      "type": "variation-of",
      "target": "oec:machine-chest-press"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:barbell-incline-bench-press"
    },
    {
      "type": "regression-of",
      "target": "oec:barbell-incline-bench-press"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:incline-dumbbell-bench-press"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:smith-machine-incline-bench-press"
    }
  ],
  "setup": {
    "grip": {
      "orientation": "pronated",
      "width": "shoulder"
    },
    "position": "seated"
  },
  "status": "active",
  "summary": "An upper-body pressing exercise performed on an incline machine to build the clavicular head of the chest, shoulders, and triceps."
}