- Main muscle
- Upper Chest
- Also works
- Triceps, Front Delt
- Equipment
- Dumbbells, bench
How to do it
- Lie back on a bench set to about 30–45° with the dumbbells pressed up over your upper chest.
- Lower them to the sides of your upper chest.
- Press them back up until your arms are straight.
Common mistakes
- Letting the dumbbells drift toward your belly.
- Arching your back off the bench.
Know what to lift next
Iron Streak puts lifts like the Incline Dumbbell Press into a weekly plan built around your goal, schedule and equipment. Every set shows the weight and reps to aim for, and your streak keeps score.
Related lifts
- Barbell Incline Bench PressUpper Chest · Barbell & plates
- Incline Machine PressUpper Chest · Other weight machines
- Smith Machine Incline Bench PressUpper Chest · Smith machine
- Decline Push-UpUpper Chest · No equipment
- Incline Dumbbell FlyUpper Chest · Dumbbells
- Low-to-High Cable FlyUpper Chest · Cable machine