Best to do with a spotter. Lie on your back on a flat bench. Don’t have a bench? Try using an ironing board between 2 sturdy chairs Grip a five- to ten-pound dumbbell in each hand, palms facing up. Bring arms straight out, and bending elbows slightly, extend arms straight over your chest until weights touch. Do 2 sets of 8, working up to 3 sets of 15.

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Lie on your back with your feet flat on the floor and a 16-32 oz water bottle or dumbbell in each hand. Push the water bottles up so your arms are directly over your shoulders and your palms face away from you. Pull your abdominals in but don’t jam your back into the floor; don’t let it arch way up, either. Tilt your chin toward your chest. Lower the water bottles down and a little to the side until your elbows lightly touch the floor. Push the water bottles back up, taking care not to lock your elbows or allow your shoulder blades to rise off the floor. (you can also fill up the water bottles with sand)

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Lie on the floor with your head, neck and upper back propped up against several large pillows. Hold a water bottle or dumbbell in each hand and press the weights directly above your chest, palms facing each other. Tuck your chin to your chest to align your neck with the rest of your spine, and maintain your natural back posture, neither arched nor flattened. Spreading your arms apart so that your elbows travel down and to the sides, lower the weights until your elbows lightly touch the floor. Maintaining a constant bend in your elbows, lift the weights back up.

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Lie on your back on a bench, knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Hold a dumbbell in each hand above mid-chest with your palms facing in. Keeping your elbows bent slightly, lower the arms outward until the elbows are just below the level of the bench. Contract the abdominals and allow your shoulders, head and neck to lift slightly off the bench. At the same time, press the arms back up the starting position. Slowly lower the torso and repeat

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