Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing In
A beginner compound strength exercise that works the chest, using dumbbells.
Starting position
End position
How to Do Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing In
- Lie back on an incline bench with a dumbbell on each hand on top of your thighs. The palms of your hand will be facing each other.
- By using your thighs to help you get the dumbbells up, clean the dumbbells one arm at a time so that you can hold them at shoulder width.
- Once at shoulder width, keep the palms of your hands with a neutral grip (palms facing each other). Keep your elbows flared out with the upper arms in line with the shoulders (perpendicular to the torso) and the elbows bent creating a 90-degree angle between the upper arm and the forearm. This will be your starting position.
- Now bring down the weights slowly to your side as you breathe in. Keep full control of the dumbbells at all times.
- As you breathe out, push the dumbbells up using your pectoral muscles. Lock your arms in the contracted position, hold for a second and then start coming down slowly. Tip: It should take at least twice as long to go down than to come up.
- Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions.
- When you are done, place the dumbbells back in your thighs and then on the floor. This is the safest manner to dispose of the dumbbells.
Muscles Worked
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do incline dumbbell bench with palms facing in work?
Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing In primarily works the chest. The shoulders and triceps assist as secondary muscles.
What equipment do I need for incline dumbbell bench with palms facing in?
Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing In uses dumbbells.
Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing In: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing In is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of incline dumbbell bench with palms facing in?
Barbell Incline Bench Press - Medium Grip, Smith Machine Incline Bench Press, Decline Dumbbell Bench Press train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my incline dumbbell bench with palms facing in reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; incline dumbbell bench with palms facing in can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
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