How to do it
- Kick the dumbbells up with your knees as you lie back rather than curling them into place.
- Lower until your upper arms are roughly level with the bench — deeper than a barbell allows.
- Press up and slightly inward, without clanging the dumbbells together at the top.
Common mistakes
- Dropping the dumbbells straight down at the end of a set instead of setting them on your thighs.
In StackUp. Logged as weight and reps per set, and your heaviest working set decides whether the weight goes up next time. Get the app.
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