This exercise involves lying on an incline bench and holding dumbbells with your arms extended out to the sides. You then lower the dumbbells towards the ground, keeping a slight bend in your elbows, before bringing them back up to the starting position. This targets the chest muscles.
Type
Strength
Equipment
Dumbbell
Difficulty
Intermediate
Key Benefits
- Targets the upper chest muscles
- Helps to improve overall chest definition and shape
- Increases strength and stability in the chest and shoulder muscles
- Can be performed with a variety of weights and angles to increase difficulty and target specific areas of the chest
- Can be done with dumbbells or resistance bands for added variety
How to perform
- Start by lying on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand.
- Extend your arms straight up above your chest, with your palms facing each other and the dumbbells touching.
- Slowly lower the dumbbells out to the sides, keeping a slight bend in your elbows.
- Lower the dumbbells until you feel a stretch in your chest muscles.
- Pause for a moment, then slowly bring the dumbbells back up to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of reps.
FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW
Chest
Primary
Anterior Deltoid
Primary