Why isn’t my chest ever getting engaged?

@davenigeria There's a lot of reasons ot could be happening. Try chest flies. Also, try working your triceps out before your pec movements. Pre-exhaust your triceps and see if its just a case of having over developed secondary muscles not allowing your pecs to really engage the way you want.
 
@davenigeria You really need someone there to observe and advize.

I meant before doing bench press, do a tricep isolation movement like tricep extensions or cable push downs. You'll have to bench a lower weight that you are used to, but you pre-exhaust the tricep so it can't be as effective, giving your pecs a better opportunity to perform.

Also, hex press is mid. Chest flies with good form will isolate the pecs and activate the chest effectively.
 
@davenigeria Try this, put one hand on your chest, then try to flex it. Then try and move your arm (the side you’re flexing) back, and play around with that angle of your elbow in the stretched position to see what feels like it’s “stretching” your chest the most, make sure to keep your shoulders back and not rounded. Once you find the angle you like, try to set up a push up or a press that aligns you in the same position.
 
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