Incline Dumbbell Press
To perform the incline dumbbell press, start by setting the bench at about a 45 degree upward angle. Lie on the bench with your feet flat on the floor and hold a dumbbell in each hand above your chest. Lower the dumbbells slowly and under control until your arms are parallel with the floor.
Drive the weights back up to the top by extending your arms, while at the same time ensuring that your body remains in contact with the bench.
Tips
* Performing this exercise on an incline bench as demonstrated mainly works the clavicular head, or upper portion of the pectoralis major. The anterior deltoid, serratus anterior, pectoralis minor, and triceps also come into play during this movement.
* A variation of this exercise you can perform begins by having you holding the weights with an underhand grip as the dumbbells are near your chest. As you extend your arms, perform a half-rotation of your wrists so that your palms are facing each other at the top of the movement. This variation will work your pecs at the sternal notch (the area near the sternum).
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