DB CHEST PRESS

ALIGNMENT AND POSITIONING:

1. Plant the feet firmly onto the floor or an elevated platform.
2. Place the sacrum, head, and shoulder blades firmly onto the bench, keeping a natural arch in the lower back.
3. Pull the shoulder blades tightly together, and hold them there throughout the exercise (scapular retraction).
4. Align the arms straight up from the shoulders with the triceps tight. Position the hands and dumbbells perpendicular to the body.

TECHNIQUE:

1. Bend the elbows. Lower the arms to about 90 degrees from the body or parallel to the ground without rotating the shoulders.
2. Hold, then contract the chest, and pull the arms up and together to their original starting position without locking the elbows or rotating the shoulders.
3. Keep the chest up and tight at the finish of each repetition. Repeat.

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