A Pro’s Guide To The Dumbbell Hex Press

The hex press… sounds like a voodoo curse, right? So perhaps it’s a way to jinx training partners who are more swole than you… actually, the hex press is a chest exercise that gets its name from the hexagon-shaped dumbbells it’s typically done with. Very simply, you press the weights into each other as you simultaneously press them over your chest (hexagonal dumbbells make this easier to do than round-plated ones, since they won’t slip as readily). The inward pressing creates a powerful squeezing sensation in the pecs, which is why the hex press is sometimes called a “squeeze press.”