Around The Worlds
How to do it
- Lay down on a flat bench holding a dumbbell in each hand with the palms of the hands facing towards the ceiling. Tip: Your arms should be parallel to the floor and next to your thighs. To avoid injury, make sure that you keep your elbows slightly bent. This will be your starting position.
- Now move the dumbbells by creating a semi-circle as you displace them from the initial position to over the head. All of the movement should happen with the arms parallel to the floor at all times. Breathe in as you perform this portion of the movement.
- Reverse the movement to return the weight to the starting position as you exhale.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Around The Worlds work?
- Mainly the chest, with help from the shoulders.
- What equipment do I need?
- Dumbbell.
- Is it good for beginners?
- It is rated intermediate level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More chest exercises
- Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
- Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
- Decline Dumbbell Flyes
- Dumbbell Bench Press
- Dumbbell Bench Press with Neutral Grip
- Dumbbell Flyes
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.