Bowflex BD1090 manual Chest Exercises, Flat Chest Press, Incline Chest Press

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Chest Exercises

Flat Chest Press

Muscles worked

Pectoralis major, deltoids and triceps

Bench position

Flat

Success tips

Maintain a 60-90 degree angle between your upper arms and torso at the start of the motion, and a 90 degree angle from your torso at the top.

Keep knees bent so your feet are positioned flat on the floor directly under your knees.

Do not let your elbows travel behind your shoulders when you are lowering the dumbbells.

Keep shoulder blades pinched together and maintain good spinal alignment.

START

START

Grab the dumbbells and lie back on the bench.

Bend your elbows back keeping your arms at approximately 60-90 degrees away from your sides, and your elbows equal to your shoulder.

Keep your arms directly in line with the dumbbell, over your wrists and elbows.

Raise your chest, pinch your shoulder blades together and maintain a comfortable arch in your lower back.

FINISH

ACTION

Slowly press the dumbbells uprward, straightening your arms while moving the dumbbells toward each other, directly over the center of your chest.

Don’t lock out your elbows, keep the tension on the chest.

Slowly return to the starting position, keeping your wrists steady and your movements slow and controlled.

Incline Chest Press

Muscles worked

Pectoralis major, deltoids and triceps

Bench position

Inclined to 45 degrees

Success tips

Maintain a 60-90 degree angle between your upper arms and torso at the start of the motion and slightly more than 90 degrees from your torso at the top.

Keep knees bent so your feet are positioned flat on the floor directly under your knees.

Do not let your elbows travel behind your shoulders when you are lowering the dumbbells.

Keep shoulder blades pinched together and maintain good spinal alignment.

Keep your arms directly in line with the dumbbell over your wrists and elbows.

START

START

Grab the dumbbells and lie back on the bench.

Bend your elbows back, keeping your arms at approximately

60-90 degrees away from your sides, and your elbows equal to your shoulder.

Raise your chest, pinch your shoulder blades together and maintain a comfortable arch in your lower back.

FINISH

ACTION

Slowly press the dumbbells upward, straightening your arms while moving the dumbbells toward each other, directly over the center of your chest.

Don’t lock out your elbows, keep the tension on the chest.

Slowly return to the starting position, keeping your wrists steady and your movements slow and controlled.

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BD1090 specifications

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