- Lie back on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand atop your thighs. The palms of your hands will be facing each other.
- Then, using your thighs to help push the dumbbells up, lift the dumbbells one at a time so that you can hold them at shoulder width.
- Once you have the dumbbells raised to shoulder width, rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you. This will be your starting position.
- Be sure to keep full control of the dumbbells at all times. Then breathe out and push the dumbbells up with your chest.
- Lock your arms at the top, hold for a second, and then start slowly lowering the weight. Tip Ideally, lowering the weights should take about twice as long as raising them.
- Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
- When you are done, place the dumbbells back on your thighs and then on the floor. This is the safest manner to release the dumbbells.
Variations: You can use several angles on the incline bench if the bench you are using is adjustable.
Another variation of this exercise is to perform it with the palms of the hands facing each other.
Also, you can perform the exercise with the palms facing each other and then twisting the wrist as you lift the dumbbells so that at the top of the movement the palms are facing away from the body. I personally do not use this variation very often as it seems to be hard on my shoulders.
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Jan 28, 2012 9:10 AM: Why do I feel this more in my arms than my chest?
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Jan 27, 2012 7:26 AM: This a nice exercise you get the fun as you see your chest grow.
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Jan 21, 2012 7:10 PM: awssome exercise for us buff men
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Jan 7, 2012 8:21 AM: My favorite chest exercise.
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Dec 12, 2011 9:17 AM: best exercise to feel how your chest grow
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Dec 7, 2011 9:19 AM: BEST CHEST EXERCISE !
this exercise is one of the best bodybuilding exercises there is, I think that specially this EXERCISE helps so much when you go tough( meaning for EX: 4 sets in place of 3, 12-10 reps in place of 8-10), PROMISING RESULTS!
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Nov 7, 2011 8:51 AM: The exercise that can not be excepted
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Sep 22, 2011 10:00 PM: I feel like I get the best chest workout from this lift as I feel work out my whole chest.
Whenever i do these lifts I also feel like I am compensating with my back no matter how much I lower the weight? How can I break this habit? It has been very fusturating as I feel as though i get...+See More
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Aug 26, 2011 7:05 PM: better then a barbell! guess no more bench
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Jul 19, 2011 7:15 PM: When i do this exercise i feel the burn in my entire chest area from high to low,Its a great chest exercise and i would recomend it for anyone who wants a ripped chest...