Push
the dumbbells over the chest and then lower the triceps to the floor, but don't rest them there.
Also, you need to make sure that you end the movement with
the dumbbell over the chest and that you never try to lower the dumbbell on the ground behind your head since this poses a significant risk of injury to the rotator cuffs.
Hold
the dumbbell over your chest and using your core, sit up while moving the dumbbell up over your head.
With arms fully extended and overlapped fingers, bring
the dumbbell over your chest, then start lowering it in an overhead arc until you feel a good stretch in your pecs.
Lie on an incline bench adjusted to an incline angle of 30 to 45 degrees, holding a pair of
dumbbells over your chest with extended arms, with a slight bend at the elbows.
Hold a pair of
dumbbells over your chest, with your arms straight up and your hands facing forward.
To perform Dumbbell Flyes exercise you must lie on your back and hold a pair of
dumbbells over your chest, with your arms up and your hands facing each other.
INCLINE DUMBBELL CHEST PRESS: Lie on your back on an incline bench, holding two
dumbbells over your chest with your arms extended.
The movement starts with
the dumbbell over your chest, elbows bent 10 — 15 degrees (do not let this angle change throughout the entire movement)
To perform Dumbbell Flyes exercise you must lie on your back and hold a pair of
dumbbells over your chest, with your arms up and your...
Starting Position: Begin by lying on a flat bench with your arms straight and
the dumbbells over your chest.
Not exact matches
The bigger part of the
chest muscle, the pectoralis major is also stimulated when the
dumbbell is moved from the overhead position to the position
over the
chest.
First, straighten out your arms, and then start lowering the
dumbbell in a slow and controlled manner from the starting position
over the
chest, into an arching movement stretching back
over the head, finishing behind the neck.
Grab the
dumbbell with both hands and hold it
over your
chest with a slight bend at the elbows.
Lie on a weight bench with arms extended
over your
chest and hold the
dumbbells with an overhand grip above your eyes.
Pause for a second at the bottom, then press upwards, bringing your
chest up and out a bit and bringing the
dumbbells slightly closer together as you press them
over your head without allowing them to touch.
Since
dumbbells allow for a greater range of motion, they give you more control
over the motion of your arms so you can concentrate the tension on your
chest muscles for a longer period of time.
A1 Bench Press * — 3 x 8 (with 75 % of your 1 rep max) A2 Barbell Rows * — 3 x 8 B1 incline
dumbbell press — 3 x 8 B2 T - bar row or a chest supported row - 3 x 8 C1 Dumbbell fly — 3 x 10 - 12 C2 Seated bent over lateral raise — 3 X
dumbbell press — 3 x 8 B2 T - bar row or a
chest supported row - 3 x 8 C1
Dumbbell fly — 3 x 10 - 12 C2 Seated bent over lateral raise — 3 X
Dumbbell fly — 3 x 10 - 12 C2 Seated bent
over lateral raise — 3 X 10 - 12
The
dumbbell pull -
over is considered to be an isolation
chest exercise, but in reality it's much more than that.
I fixed with the less pretty version of completing the flyes like holding the
dumbbell like a long bar = less strain on the shoulder and not
over stretching the
chest
So, for your
chest exercises, you may choose: flat bench barbell press, incline
dumbbell press, and hammer
chest press, where you'd then rotate them
over each workout.
Lock your arms at the top, hold for a second and then bend your arms as you slowly lower the weight, stopping once
dumbbells are lowered to just slightly above your shoulders and angled slightly
over your
chest.
To really lose man boobs though, as well as using exercises like the incline
dumbbell press to develop the upper
chest, you also need to lose the fat
over that lower
chest.
Another beginner variation is holding a
dumbbell lengthwise
over your
chest in front of your body as you do the exercise rather than placing a barbell behind your neck.
Use light weight in the beginning, raising and lowering the
dumbbells directly
over your lower
chest.
Press
dumbbells straight up
over your
chest with palms facing each other, point elbows out and keep them slightly bent.
Press
dumbbells up
over your
chest, as your arms near their full extension start to turn your palms (in) so that
dumbbells meet as shown, pause, and reverse the movement to return to start.
These types of exercises include the bench press (flat, incline and decline), squats (and other squat variations), deadlifts (and other deadlift variations), rows (bent
over barbell /
dumbbell rows, t - bar rows, seated
chest supported rows, etc.), pull - ups, dips, and overhead presses.
You can work on doing deep squats while holding just one
dumbbell with both hands
over your
chest.
Grab a
dumbbell in each hand, with your arms fully extended and vertically
over your
chest.
Hold a
dumbbell by one of its bells with both hands and lie back on a bench, suspending the weight
over your
chest.
Hold a
dumbbell in each hand, palms facing each other, and raise them up directly
over your
chest (a).
Drop your hips (pelvis) below the level of the bench (lower than a shoulder girdle) and begin by holding the
dumbbell straight up
over your
chest with your arms straight.
I've noticed
over time that people new to resistance training actually neglect working the upper
chest and focus mainly on bench,
dumbbell press, and other straight press type movements.