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Decline Dumbbell Bench Press — Start
Decline Dumbbell Bench Press — End

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Decline Dumbbell Bench Press

بنش برس بالدمبل مائل للأسفل

Target Muscles

ChestShouldersTriceps

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How to perform

  1. 1

    Secure your legs at the end of the decline bench and lie down with a dumbbell on each hand on top of your thighs. The palms of your hand will be facing each other.

  2. 2

    Once you are laying down, move the dumbbells in front of you at shoulder width.

  3. 3

    Once at shoulder width, rotate your wrists forward so that the palms of your hands are facing away from you. This will be your starting position.

  4. 4

    Bring down the weights slowly to your side as you breathe out. Keep full control of the dumbbells at all times. Tip: Throughout the motion, the forearms should always be perpendicular to the floor.

  5. 5

    As you breathe out, push the dumbbells up using your pectoral muscles. Lock your arms in the contracted position, squeeze your chest, 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..

  6. 6

    Repeat the movement for the prescribed amount of repetitions of your training program.

Important tips

  • Squeeze your chest at the top of every rep.

  • Keep your elbows on a steady path — no mid-rep flaring.

  • Lower under control — the eccentric builds the muscle.

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