Whether you're using dumbbells or barbells (or kettlebells!), you'll want to set your body up to bench press for success. Follow these form cues, and you'll be in proper position.

How to Do the Dumbbell Incline Press. Sit on the incline bench set to a 45 to 60 degree angle holding a set of dumbbells. Drive your feet into the floor, ...

Press the dumbbell up and hold it in position for 5 seconds. Squeeze your core to keep a solid base. After the 5 count, perform 5 single-arm presses.

Exhale as you press the dumbbell straight up into the air above your body. Inhale as you slowly lower them back down. Complete 8 to 12 reps. #2: Horizontal dumbbell chest press with a medium/wide grip ...

How to set up for a seated dumbbell shoulder press. To do this move safely, you’re going to need two dumbbells (start with lighter ones for your first time) and a bench.

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Start with the dumbbells at shoulder height and press them straight up over the chest until your arms are fully extended. 3. Lower the dumbbells until your triceps nearly touch the floor. 4.

Close-grip dumbbell floor press. Lay with your back on the floor, knees bent and feet planted. Hold a dumbbell in each hand over your chest, arms extended and dumbbells touching.

The dumbbell shoulder press is one of the most commonly performed exercises to strengthen the deltoids (front, side and rear shoulders), triceps (back of upper arms) and many of the ...

Press the weight up for those 6 to 8 reps, or until your form starts to flag (if you can perform more than 8 reps, that's your sign to grab a heavier set of dumbbells). Put one of the dumbbells aside.