Bowflex SelectTech BD552 - Chest Exercises; Flat Chest Press

Pectoralis major, deltoids and triceps
Inclined to 45 degrees
• 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 w ith
the dumbbell over your wrists and
elbows.
• Grab the dumbbells and lie back on the
bench.
• Bend your elbow s 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.
• Slow ly 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 w rists
steady and your movements slow
and controlled.
Pectoralis major, deltoids and triceps
Flat
• 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.
• 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 w ith
the dumbbell, over your w rists and
elbows.
• Raise your chest, pinch your shoulder
blades together and maintain a
comfortable arch in your lower back.
• Slow ly 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 w rists
steady and your movements
slow and controlled.