The machine incline press is a good upper chest exercise for beginners or those nervous of working with free weights. The movement is the same as with the machine bench press, but the incline, or the design of the machine, shifts work to the higher (clavicular) part of the pectoral muscles, and to the anterior part of the shoulders.

This exercise primarily targets the upper chest muscles, providing a variation to the traditional chest press machine. The movement on the Incline Chest Press Machine involves pushing the handles forward and away from your body until your arms are almost fully extended, mimicking the motion of a chest press.