Limcogito Toolbox

Standing Dumbbell Press

Primary muscles
Shoulders
Secondary muscles
Triceps
Equipment
Dumbbells
Level
Beginner
Category
Strength

Photos

Standing Dumbbell Press - step 1Standing Dumbbell Press - step 2

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. Maintaining strict technique with no leg drive or leaning back, extend through the elbow to raise the weights together directly above your head.
  3. Pause, and slowly return the weight to the starting position.

Exercise data and photos from free-exercise-db (Unlicense).