Muscles Trained: Primarily upper chest. Secondarily mid chest, shoulders, and triceps.

Intro: The incline dumbbell press is very similar to the flat dumbbell press. The only differences are the incline level of the bench and the spot where you lower the weight on your body.

How it is performed: Approach the incline bench and set the incline between 15 and 45 degrees. As with the barbell version of the exercise, the incline degree varies according to personal preference. Place the dumbbells on your lower thigh. Make sure your legs do not come up off of the floor and that your butt does not come off of the bench. Use the same rock back motion as described for the flat dumbbell press to get the dumbbells into position at around shoulder level. Raise the weights above your body in a parabolic motion to make the dumbbells lightly touch. Lower the weights back to your body in a controlled manner.