14 May
Posted by Aaron Potts as Dumbbell Exercises, Exercise, Exercise Database, Upper Body Exercises
The Dumbbell Bench Press is a standard and very effective exercise for the chest and the shoulders. However, by alternating from one side of the body to the other, you get even more out of an already effective exercise.

Alternating Dumbbell Bench Press
One of the reasons why dumbbell exercises are so effective is because they cause us to recruit more of the stabilizing tissues surrounding any given joint than would be used when doing that same exercise with a barbell, or in an exercise machine. By alternating from one side to the other, even more stability is required, which not only increases the strength of the tendons and the ligaments that are used during the movement, but also increases the level of neuromuscular communication that you have with your body. A heightened level of neuromuscular communication equals not only a heightened level of strength, but the ability to retain that strength for longer periods of time, even as we get older.

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