Strength
Standing Dumbbell Press
The standing dumbbell press is a beginner strength exercise for your shoulders, using dumbbell.
- Main muscles
- Shoulders
- Also works
- Triceps
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Level
- Beginner
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.
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