Exercise Lab

PowerBlock Bench Press Restricted ROM

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Equipment

  • PowerBlock

Muscle Groups

  • Chest
  • Shoulders

Purposes

  • Chest strength.
  • Front deltoid strength.
  • Triceps strength.

Description

  • Lying on a bench with your feet firmly on the ground, hold the dumbbells directly over the chest, arms straight.
  • Keep your chest up at all time, and allow the lower back to maintain a natural arch (not excessive).
  • Lower the dumbbells to the sides until your elbows are level with your torso.
  • Press them back up to straight arms, preventing them from touching at the top.

ProTip

  • Keep you chest up.

Mistakes

  • Hunching the shoulders forward.
  • Excessively arching the back.
  • Hips rising off the bench.