Incline dumbbell presses

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Purpose of exercise: To develop the upper pectoral muscles.

You can very the angle of the incline bench, the more upright the bench, the more you work the upper pecs.

Execution: Take dumbbell in each hand and back on an incline bench. (1) Clean the dumbbells and hold them at shoulder height, palms facing forward. (2) Lift them simultaneously straight up overhead, then lower them back to the starting position. As a       variation, you can begin with palms facing one another and twist as you lift so that the palms face forward at the top then twist them back to the starting position as you lower the dumbbells. You can vary the angle at which you tram from workout to workout, or from set tp set in the same workout. If you do the latter, being at a steep incline and work


downward toward a flatter angle rather then increasing the angle set toward.      

                             Decline dumbbell presses

Purpose of exercise: To develop the lower pectoral muscles.

Lie on a decline bench. Take dumbbells in each and hold them at shoulder height palms facing forward lift the dumbbells simultaneously straight up overhead, then lower them slowly back to the starting position.