the French bench press with dumbbells

French bench press with dumbbells — technique exercises:

1. Lie on the horizontal bench, right in front of me holding two dumbbells. Arms extended upward at right angle relative to the torso and the floor. Palms facing inward, elbows set. This will be your initial position.
2. To breath without moving your shoulders and elbows, lower the dumbbells. Continue the movement until the dumbbells will be approximately at ear level.
3. On the exhale, return the dumbbells to the starting position, tensing the triceps.
4. Complete the required number of repetitions.

Warning: be very careful when choosing the weight, too much weight can lead to injury or sprain. If you have problems with elbow joints, you should replace this exercise bench press barbell narrow grip on the bench.

Variations: you can also perform this exercise by lowering the dumbbells alternately.

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