Incline Bench Press (Dumbbell)
Lie back on a bench set at an incline and press two dumbbells from the shoulders to arm's length. Also called Incline DB Press and Incline Dumbbell Press.
- Pattern
- Press forward
- Equipment
- Dumbbells
- Works
- Chest, front delt, triceps
- Loads
- Shoulders, elbows, wrists
If something hurts
Not medical advice. Sharp pain, numbness or swelling needs someone qualified to look at it.
Each swap below spares one joint.
Shoulder Chest Press (Machine)Try it if it feels okay
Fixed handles: the shoulder stops short of the bottom stretch and the wrists stay neutral.
A fly's elbow stays fixed, so no elbow bend loads it.
Wrist Chest Press (Machine)
Fixed handles: the shoulder stops short of the bottom stretch and the wrists stay neutral.
When it stalls, these usually help
The same press flat, so the shoulder gets a second angle.
Pressing through a longer range than the bench allows, with the shoulder blades free to move.
Horizontal pulling to match the pressing, so the shoulder is worked from both sides.
How Swolver coaches it
This lift is read from your own sessions. When it goes flat for four weeks, Swolver names the likely cause in plain words, such as weekly sets that dropped, and the one change to make. The rules are all on the method page.