Dumbbell Bench Press

Chest · Dumbbell

How to do it

Sit with the dumbbells on your thighs and lie back using your knees to swing them up. Blades pinched, chest high. Lower until your hands are at chest level or a touch below, deeper than a bar would allow: that extra range is the whole reason to use dumbbells. Press up bringing the hands slightly together without clanking them. You should feel the chest stretch at the bottom, never a pinch in the front of the shoulder. The classic mistake is letting them drift out into a fly: that is an opening with far too much weight.

Also works: Triceps, Shoulders

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