SHOULDER PRESS (Db)

MUSCLE WORKED

Primary – Side and Rear Shoulders
Secondary – Trapeziums

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.

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.