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Incline Dumbbell Press form guide
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Incline Dumbbell Press

Works your chest with help from front delts, triceps.

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How to do it

  1. 1Set the bench to about 30 degrees and sit back with a dumbbell on each thigh.
  2. 2Kick the weights up and hold them over your upper chest, palms facing forward.
  3. 3Lower the dumbbells to the sides of your upper chest, elbows about 45 degrees from your body.
  4. 4Press up and slightly in until your arms are straight.

Muscles worked

Front
Back
ChestFront deltsTriceps

Get it right

  • Low incline, around 30 degrees
  • Shoulder blades pinned to the bench
  • Dumbbells over the upper chest, not the face

Avoid this

  • Bench set too steep, turning it into a shoulder press
  • Flaring elbows straight out
  • Bouncing at the bottom