Chest · Dumbbell
Dumbbell Glute Bridge Chest Press
How to do the dumbbell glute bridge chest press, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- HorizontalPush
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Lie on your back with knees bent and a dumbbell in each hand at chest level. Drive through your heels to lift your hips into a glute bridge and hold it there, then press the dumbbells straight up and lower them under control while keeping your hips raised.
- 1Chest and triceps pressing the dumbbells up while hips stay lifted
- 2Glutes working to hold the bridge throughout the set
- 3Core braced to keep your hips level as you press
Common mistakes
- Letting your hips drop between presses
- Flaring your elbows straight out to the sides
- Arching your lower back instead of squeezing your glutes
Muscles worked
The dumbbell glute bridge chest press mainly works the mid chest, with the triceps, upper chest, lower chest, glutes, hamstrings, and front delts assisting.
- Mid ChestPrimary
- TricepsSupport
- Upper ChestSupport
- Lower ChestSupport
- GlutesSupport
- HamstringsSupport
- Front DeltsSupport
- ForearmsMinor
- Lower BackMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- Lower AbsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.