Pushing: chest, shoulders and triceps
Incline dumbbell press
Muscles worked: Upper chest · shoulders · triceps
How to do it
- Set up. Set a stable bench to a modest incline. Sit back with feet planted and bring the dumbbells to the sides of your chest.
- Move. Press the weights up over your upper chest, keeping wrists supported and shoulder blades controlled against the bench.
- Finish. Lower the weights slowly to a comfortable depth. Keep your head and back on the bench the whole time.
Common mistakes
- Bench angle set too steep, which turns it into a shoulder press.
- Arching your lower back off the bench.
- Dumbbells drifting apart at the top.
Where it appears in the member plans
Fat-Loss Foundations, Strength Builder.
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