Bench Press With Dumbbells
(4.45)
through 11 votes
through 11 votes
muscles: | Triceps, Pectoralis Major |
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auxiliary muscles: | Serratus Anterior, Deltoids |
required: | Bench, Dumbbells (2) |
fitness level: | Normal |
exercise type: | Strength |
Variations available (11) |
Starting Position
- pick up two dumbbells
- lay down onto the bench
- hold the weights across your shoulders, the arms are not fully stretched
- the elbows the turned outwards, the arms are vertically to the body
- the palms of your hands point your feet
Correct Execution
- do not move the weights across your head, keep them in the clavicle area
- push the weights up
- head and back remain in a line and do not lift off the bench
- arms are not fully stretched
- hold the weights up for a brief moment
- then let them sink down again
- repeat the dumbbell exercise several times