BENCH PRESS (Db)

MUSCLE WORKED

Primary-Chest
Secondary-Shoulders, Triceps

INSTRUCTIONS

• While lying on a bench with your legs slightly parted and your feet firmly on the floor, hold two dumbbells with arms extended, palms facing away from your face.

• The dumbbells should nearly touching each other above your chest.

• Your back should be straight and firm against the bench and your elbows should be unlocked.

• Slowly lower the dumbbells straight down to the sides of your chest with palms still facing away from your face.  Your elbows should be pointing to the ground.

• Raise (push) the weights to the starting position while flexing your chest.

DON'TS

• Don’t arch your back or bang the weights together.

• Don’t just let the weights drop to the sides of your chest. Resist the weights downward force by lowering the dumbbells slowly.