But be careful do not set the board to a too high inclined level because it works your shoulders more than your chest.
Chest exercises on incline bench.
Lie on a bench with the backrest set at a 45 degree incline.
The first exercise you should be performing is the incline dumbbell press.
Dumbbells directly above shoulders then drive your shoulders hard into the bench to tighten your shoulder blades.
To perform this workout at home simply find some way of stabilizing your feet in an elevated position.
From a standing position hold a 45 pound plate or two 25 pound plates for a greater range of motion at chest level and begin pushing the weight outwards using two hands while simultaneously squeezing the chest muscles.
Hold a pair of dumbbells above your chest with your arms straight and your palms turned toward your feet.
Try these dumbbell chest exercises without a bench that you can do from anywhere.
Some items that you can use are a sofa chair foot stool.
Anything higher than 30 degrees mainly works the anterior deltoids shoulders.
It s clear to see that you do not need a bench to do an effective chest workout.
6 best isometric chest exercises isometric incline dumbbell press.
Most of the well known and loved chest exercises that use a bench can be replicated by using the floor or a stability ball.
First set up your incline bench so it is at a 30 degree angle.
Start out light and make sure your thumbs are hooked around the bar for safety.
Grab a weight you know you can lift for a solid 12 repetitions and then get into position.
A few good choices are cable crossovers from the lower pulleys incline bench cable flyes and incline bench dumbbell flyes.
The incline version puts your chest fibers under tension for a longer range of motion.
Lie back on an incline bench.
If you do not have access to an incline bench one of the next best exercises is incline push ups.
Flat bench barbell presses with a reverse grip actually shift the focus to the upper pecs.
So set up for this the way you would for any bench press.
Dumbbell incline chest press by setting your adjustable bench to inclined level you can target your upper pecs better.
Just sit back against a bench inclined to about 45 degrees and make sure the dumbbell clears the top.
Make sure the bench is adjusted to between 15 and 30 degrees on an incline.