Standing Dumbbell Overhead Press

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Shoulder Exercises - Standing Dumbbell Overhead Press

Primary Muscles: Anterior Deltoid, Middle Deltoid
Secondary Muscles: Trapezius, Middle Rhomboids

Stand with knees slightly bent, abs tight, buttocks out, and back flat. Grasp dumbbells with palms facing each other.
Press dumbbells overhead. Avoid locking elbows.
Slowly Lower Weight to 90 degrees of elbow flexion.

Helpful Hints:
To make this exercise more stable for your back place one foot in front of the other about one and a half feet apart. Start with light weight and build up. This is a total body exercise that requires total body focus.

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