This exercise involves holding two dumbbells at chest level and pressing them together while keeping the elbows straight. It primarily targets the chest muscles and can also engage the shoulders and triceps.
Type
Strength
Equipment
Dumbbell
Difficulty
Intermediate
Key Benefits
- Targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps
- Improves upper body strength and muscle definition
- Helps to correct posture by strengthening the upper back muscles
- Can be done with light weights and high reps for a toning effect or heavy weights and low reps for a strength-building effect
- Can be easily modified for different fitness levels and abilities
How to perform
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand at chest level.
- Press the dumbbells together as hard as you can, engaging your chest muscles.
- Slowly rotate your hands outward, keeping the dumbbells pressed together, until your arms are fully extended.
- Hold for a few seconds, then slowly rotate your hands back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of reps.
FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW
Chest
Primary
Anterior Deltoid
Primary
Triceps
Primary
Shoulder
Primary