Shoulders · Dumbbell · Compound · Beginner
Standing Dumbbell Press
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Shoulders
- Also working
- Triceps
How to do it
- Standing with your feet shoulder width apart, take a dumbbell in each hand. Raise the dumbbells to head height, the elbows out and about 90 degrees. This will be your starting position.
- Maintaining strict technique with no leg drive or leaning back, extend through the elbow to raise the weights together directly above your head.
- Pause, and slowly return the weight to the starting position.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the shoulders as its main muscle and is also a push, on a different piece of equipment.
Other shoulder exercises
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- Standing Barbell Press Behind Neck · Barbell
- Standing Bradford Press · Barbell
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- Standing Front Barbell Raise Over Head · Barbell
- Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise · Cable
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