dumbbell twisting bench press
dumbbell twisting bench press exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: triceps. Equipment: dumbbell.
- Target muscle
- triceps
- Muscle group
- chest
- Body part
- upper arms
- Equipment
- dumbbell
Secondary muscles
chest, shoulders
How to perform
- Lie flat on a bench with your feet flat on the ground and your back pressed against the bench.
- Hold a dumbbell in each hand with an overhand grip, palms facing away from you.
- Extend your arms straight up over your chest, keeping a slight bend in your elbows.
- Lower the dumbbells down towards your chest, keeping your elbows close to your body.
- As you lower the dumbbells, twist your wrists so that your palms face towards you at the bottom of the movement.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom, then reverse the movement by pressing the dumbbells back up to the starting position.
- As you press the dumbbells up, twist your wrists back to the starting position with palms facing away from you.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.