Supersize Your Upper Body

 

 culled from:www.articles.com

Hammer your chest and shoulders with a simple tweak to one of your favorite exercises

The bench press
is a gym favorite. It's not only the marker from which every guy is deemed strong or not strong, but the exercise also builds serious size by targeting your pectorals major, the largest muscle in your chest.
So there's nothing more frustrating than hitting a pressing plateau. Luckily, the dumbbell incline bench press can help you bust through it. "Raising your torso activates your often-neglected upper chest and front shoulders," says David Jack, owner of ActivPrayer in Phoenix, Arizona, and creator of Men's Health 60-Day Transformation. "Since these muscles assist in the bench press, strengthening them can instantly enable you to lift heavier loads."
Plus, using dumbbells instead of a barbell forces you to stabilize your shoulders and core the entire time. This balances strength on each side of your body, eliminating any weak links from your bench, says Jack. The result: You can kiss your lifting plateau goodbye, and say hello to a new personal record. Ready to try it? Watch the video to learn how to perform the dumbbell incline bench press with perfect form.