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Incline Dumbbell Press
Equipment Required: a pair of dumbbells and a adjustable incline bench.
Technique
- Sit down on an incline bench, with feet on the floor and a dumbbell in each hand, resting on your thighs.
- Lift up the weights to your shoulders and lean back on the bench.
- Press the dumbbells up, keeping your elbows to the sides until your arms are extended.
- Lower the weight back to inline with the shoulders
- Repeat the action
Key points to remember
- When holding the dumbbells with arms extended, avoid locking the elbows.
- Keep the abdominals tight and the lower back in a neutral position.
Alternatives
- you can perform the exercise with alternate arm action.
- see the similar Dumbbell Press
- A similar exercise using a barbell instead of dumbbells is the bench press
Related Pages
- see the full list of Dumbbell Exercises
- see the gym Bench Press Exercise
- Free weights for sale in the fitness store.
