Tate press
How to do the Tate press: full step-by-step instructions, muscles worked (Arms, Chest), equipment (Dumbbells, Bench) and a two-frame demo. Free to read, from the Setline exercise catalog.
How to do it
- 1
Lie on a flat bench and hold two dumbbells above you at shoulder width, palms facing forward and elbows pointing out.
- 2
Keeping your upper arms still, lower the dumbbells in and down in an arc until they near your upper chest, without resting them.
- 3
Press the dumbbells back up with your triceps along the same arc until your arms are long.
In a Setline session: 3 sets of 8–12.
Questions
What equipment do I need for the Tate press?
The Tate press uses: Dumbbells, Bench.
Which muscles does the Tate press work?
The Tate press works: Arms, Chest.
How many sets and reps for the Tate press?
In Setline sessions the Tate press is programmed as 3 sets of 8–12.
Which Setline styles include the Tate press?
The Tate press appears in: Strength.
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