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Incline Dumbbell Bench Press

Name: Incline Dumbbell Bench Press — movement demo
Uploaded: 2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
Channel: Pariter
Description: Floor press: press up, elbows to the floor

Also called: incline DB press

Floor press — press up, elbows to the floor

Coaching cues

set the bench to 30-45 degrees
shoulder blades back and down
lower to the upper chest
press up over the collarbones, not the face

Common mistakes

setting the incline so steep it becomes a shoulder press
flaring elbows to 90 degrees
arching off the seat

Take care with: shoulder. Members who list these injuries never see this exercise in a program.

Easier: Dumbbell Bench Press

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