Standing Dumbbell Overhead Shoulder Press
- Holding a dumbbell in each hand, stand straight, with your feet shoulder width apart.
- Raise the dumbbells to head height by rotating your arms forward and up.
- Your triceps should be parallel to the floor and your elbows bent at 90 degrees. This is the start position.
- Keeping your back straight and using only your arms, extend through your shoulders and elbows to drive the dumbbells straight up, ehaling as you do so.
- As your arms reach the fully extended position, bring them in towards each other until the dumbbels touch lightly together.
- Hold for a count of one, while squeezing your shoulder muscles.
- In a controlled movement, return to the starting position, inhaling as you do so.
- Repeat.
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Standing dumbbell overhead shoulder press is a gym work out exercise that targets shoulders and also involves abs and neck & upper traps and triceps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Underhand grip barbell bench press, medicine ball wall throw and side / lateral medicine ball throw / slam are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as standing dumbbell overhead shoulder press. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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