dumbbell Bench press lying on the bench with a positive slope

Dumbbell bench press lying on the bench with a positive slope — technique of the exercise:

1. Lie on the inclined bench, holding in each hand a dumbbell at hip level. The palms of both hands facing inwards, towards each other.
2. Helping the upper part of the thighs, move the dumbbells up to the shoulders.
3. Once you have raised the dumbbells to the shoulders, rotate the wrists so that the palms were facing forward, in the direction of you. This will be your initial position.
4. Control the dumbbells. On the exhale, raise the dumbbell using chest muscles.
5. Lock out your arms at the top, Flex the chest, after a moment’s pause again start to move down. Tip: ideally, the downward movement should take twice the time than going up.
6. Complete the required number of repetitions.
7. After the exercise, move the dumbbells to your upper thigh, and then on the floor.

Variations: you can use different angles of the bench. You can also keep the palms facing each other, and during the execution of movements up, rotate the wrists, turning the palms forward, away from oneself.

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