Nautilus SELECTTECH 552 - Manual (Page 21)

1 Nautilus ® SelectTech ® Owner’s Manual
Chest Exercises
Flat Chest Press
Incline Chest Press
START ACTION
Muscles worked
Pectoralis major, deltoids and triceps
Bench position
Inclined to 45 degrees
Success tips
• 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 with
the dumbbell over your wrists and
elbows.
START
• 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.
• Raise your chest, pinch your
shoulder blades together and
maintain a comfortable arch in
your lower back.
• Slowly 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 wrists
steady and your movements
slow and controlled.
FINISH
START ACTION
Muscles worked
Pectoralis major, deltoids and triceps
Bench position
Flat
Success tips
• 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.
START
• 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 with
the dumbbell, over your wrists and
elbows.
• Raise your chest, pinch your
shoulder blades together and
maintain a comfortable arch in your
lower back.
• Slowly 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 wrists
steady and your movements
slow and controlled.
FINISH