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Standing Dumbbell Press

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.

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The movement

Standing Dumbbell Press - Standing Rack
1. Standing Rack
Standing Dumbbell Press - Standing Overhead
2. Standing Overhead
Standing Dumbbell Press - Standing Controlled Lower
3. Standing Controlled Lower

About This Exercise

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.

1Setup

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.

2Execution

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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Muscles Worked

Front

Back

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How to programme it

Sets3
Default reps12
Rest60 sec
Movement patternPush
Movement typeCompound

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