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| Muscles worked: |
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Primary: Side and Rear
Shoulders
Secondary: Trapezius |
| Instructions: |
- Sit on an upright bench (90 degree chair) with
feet firmly on the floor.
- Hold a dumbbell in each hand next to your
shoulders, keeping elbows out and palms facing
away from you. Your forearms should be
perpendicular to the floor.
- Your back should be upright resting against the
back of the bench with shoulders back and chest
out.
- Press the dumbbells straight up to arms length
overhead.
- Lower the weights to the starting position in a
slow, controlled manner.
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| Don'ts: |
- Don't do this exercise without a chair/upright
bench, or some kind of back support.
- Don't bounce the dumbbells off your shoulders in
an effort to create momentum and complete the
exercise.
- Don't just let the weight drop. Slowly lower the
weight in a controlled manner.
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| Alternate exercises: |
- Arnold Press, Behind Neck Press, Front Shoulder
Press, Smith Machine Shoulder Press
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