Dumbbell Reverse Bench Press

How to do it

Retract your shoulder blades and hold them together for the whole set.

1. 1

   Lie flat on your back on a bench with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing your feet.

2. 2

   Press the dumbbells up until your arms are fully extended above your chest.

3. 3

   Lower the dumbbells slowly to the sides of your chest while inhaling.

4. 4

   Push the dumbbells back up to the starting position while exhaling.

5. 5

   Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Common mistakes

• ✕Letting the wrists bend backward under load
• ✕Flaring the elbows out to ninety degrees
• ✕Bouncing out of the bottom of the press