man performing dumbbell chest press

Dumbbell Chest Press

Dumbbell Chest Press

Dumbbell Chest Press is a very effective exercise for your chest and upper body in general. They’re effective because using dumbbells by nature, require you to use more muscle to balance the weights. The dumbbell chest press also allows for more motion than the traditional bench press with a bar. The greater motion allows you to work your chest muscles even more. In addition to this exercise, you can see more at List of Exercises by Body Part. Remember, an exercise is only as good as the workout program it is part of. Make sure you check out Best Exercises Programs.


Description

  • Holding dumbbells, lie face up on a bench.
  • Hold the dumbbells straight up from your shoulders with your arms extended.
  • Slowly lower the weights until the weights are at the side of your chest. Inhale lowering.
  • Slowly raise the weights back to the starting postition. Exhale while pushing.
  • Repeat for the desired amount of repetitions or until fatigued

Check out the List of Exercises by Body Part.