Dumbbell Bench Press (Chest) - Exercise Guide Muscles worked: Chest Equipment needed: Dumbbell, Flat Bench Instructions Sit on a flat bench with a dumbbell in each hand placed atop your thighs. Hold the dumbbells with a neutral (palms facing each other)
Muscles Worked By the Incline Dumbbell Chest Press The main muscle group worked by any bench or chest press exercise are the pectoralis muscles, also known as the chest or “pecs” for short. However, when you do chest presses with your body on an incline instead of horizontally, it changes...
Shoulder presses are practically mandatory for building a pair of wide, round deltoids (shoulders). The overhead dumbbell press can be highly effective, first because stabilizing the weights throughout each set will recruit the upper back and trapezius muscles, and also because the exercise has bee...
Muscles Worked | Benefits | Common Mistakes | FAQs We know, we know — everyone loves the barbellbench press. That’s why it’s so hard to find an available bench press station most of the time (nevermind on Mondays, or as gym bros all over the world call it, “International Chest Da...
Shoulders – During the press Arms (Triceps and biceps) – During both the Clean and Press Core – During both the Clean and Press Now that you know which muscles are worked during the dumbbell clean and press, we’ll move on to how you can benefit from the movement!
Muscles worked: Lats, rhomboids, traps, biceps, and triceps Why it rocks: This move serves major bang for your buck, says Tang. “While you’re pulling a weight toward you to strengthen your back muscles, this exercise also requires full-body stability so that you stay in position,” she...
15. Dumbbell Shoulder Press Muscles worked: Delts, traps, triceps, pecs, core. How: Position your feet shoulder-width apart and stand holding two dumbbells at shoulder height with an overhand grip. Press the weights up above your head until your arms are fully extended. Return slowly to ...
You can use the dumbbell flat bench press or even the incline bench press to create metabolic stress in the muscles. What is metabolic training? In metabolic training we need to find the burn and then stay there for as long as possible, because that’s what creates the spark for protein ...
5. Dumbbell bench press Muscles worked: chest, triceps, shoulders, forearms, traps Good for: building a strong chest and getting big arms The bench press is not exclusive to barbells, on the contrary. Dumbbells are equally as good to work your chest and your triceps. In case you haven'...
instead of going straight down, go down to one hand at a time. This places a greater percentage of body weight onto one side meaning the muscles have a greater force. These are the equivalent of performing a dumbbell press compared to a barbell chest press. The best thing is you don’t...