Chest · Dumbbell · Compound · Intermediate
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PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Chest
- Also working
- Shoulders
How to do it
- Lay down on a flat bench holding a dumbbell in each hand with the palms of the hands facing towards the ceiling. Tip: Your arms should be parallel to the floor and next to your thighs. To avoid injury, make sure that you keep your elbows slightly bent. This will be your starting position.
- Now move the dumbbells by creating a semi-circle as you displace them from the initial position to over the head. All of the movement should happen with the arms parallel to the floor at all times. Breathe in as you perform this portion of the movement.
- Reverse the movement to return the weight to the starting position as you exhale.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the chest as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other chest exercises
- Alternating Floor Press · Kettlebell
- Barbell Bench Press · Barbell
- Barbell Bench Press - Medium Grip · Barbell
- Barbell Guillotine Bench Press · Barbell
- Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip · Barbell
- Behind Head Chest Stretch · Other
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