Hex Press (Dumbbell)
Trains the chest, with help from the triceps. You need a dumbbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Hex Press (Dumbbell)
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a chest exercise that is, there are 14 on the Chest page.
Muscles worked
What Hex Press (Dumbbell) trains
Technique
How to do the Hex Press (Dumbbell)
- Lie on a flat bench with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing each other, and press the dumbbells together directly above your chest with your arms extended.
- Keeping the dumbbells pressed firmly together, lower them with control toward the middle of your chest, keeping your elbows close to your torso.
- Press the dumbbells back up to the starting position while continuing to squeeze them together.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Squeeze the dumbbells together as hard as possible throughout to maximize inner chest and triceps engagement.
- Keep your wrists straight and aligned with your forearms.
- Exhale as you press the dumbbells up and inhale as you lower them.
- Use hexagonal dumbbells if available, as the flat sides press together more securely.
Substitutes
Swap Hex Press (Dumbbell) for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Hex Press (Dumbbell) for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.