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How to do it
- Set an adjustable bench to a 30 to 45 degree incline and sit with a kettlebell in each hand on your thighs.
- Lie back and use your knees to kick the kettlebells up to the rack position at your shoulders.
- Pull your shoulder blades back and down into the bench and brace your core before pressing.
- Press both kettlebells up and slightly together until the arms are extended over the upper chest.
- Lower the bells slowly back to the rack position with elbows tracking at about 45 degrees from the torso.
- Pause briefly at the bottom with the chest stretched, then press back up for the next rep.
Common mistakes
- Letting the elbows flare straight out to the sides, which strains the front shoulders.
- Pressing the kettlebells with wrists bent backward instead of stacked over the forearm.
- Bouncing the bells off the shoulders instead of controlling the bottom of each rep.
- Lifting the hips off the bench to leverage the press, which kills the upper-chest stretch.
Muscles worked
- Primary
- Chest
- Secondary
- Front DeltsTriceps
Good to know
- What muscles does the Kettlebell Incline Bench Press work?
- Mainly the chest. It also works the front delts and triceps.
- What equipment do you need for the Kettlebell Incline Bench Press?
- It uses a kettlebell. Without it, the Bodyweight Knee Push Ups and the Cable Bench Press train the same muscles the same way.
- Is the Kettlebell Incline Bench Press good for beginners?
- GymVim rates it beginner.