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DECLINE BENCH PRESS (Db):

Muscles worked:
Primary: Lower Chest
Secondary: Shoulders and Triceps
Instructions:
  • Hold two dumbbells with arms extended above you while lying on an decline bench, with your legs slightly parted and your feet underneath the pads.
  • Hold the dumbbells about shoulder-width apart with palms facing away from your face.
  • Your back should be straight and firm against the bench and your elbows should be unlocked.
  • Slowly lower the dumbbells straight down to the sides of your chest with palms still facing away from your face. Your elbows should be pointing to the ground.
  • Raise (push) the weights to the starting position while flexing your chest.
Don'ts:
  • Don't arch your back or bang the weights together
  • Don't just let the weights drop to the side of your chest. Resist the weights downward force by lowering the dumbbells slowly.
Alternate exercises:


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