Shoulder press

COURTESY OF GLOBAL FITNESS

Major muscles used

• Deltoids (side and rear)
• Trapezius

Performing the shoulder press

• 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.

Be careful

• 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.

Alternative exercises to the shoulder press

• Arnold press
• Front shoulder press
• Upright rowing (Dumbbells)
• Upright rowing (Barbell)
• Shoulder press (Dumbbells)

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