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Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press

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Anatomical illustration of the deltoid muscle of the shoulder
Anatomical illustration of the deltoid muscle of the shoulder. Illustration by DrJanaOfficial, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Primary muscle

shoulders

Equipment

dumbbell

Secondary muscles

arms

How to perform

Sit on an upright bench with dumbbells at shoulder height, palms facing forwards. Brace your core and keep your lower back against the pad. Press the dumbbells up and slightly inwards until your arms are extended. Lower under control to ear level or slightly below. Common mistakes: arching the lower back off the pad, and cutting the range of motion short at the bottom.

Worth watching

The Best And Worst Shoulder Exercises by Jeff Nippard, on YouTube. It covers this movement as part of a wider look at the muscle rather than as a lesson in it. Embedded with no tracking cookies until you press play.