Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Standing Overhead Press

beginnerRecommendedCompoundPrimaryCore Variation
Exercise Visual

Dumbbell Standing Overhead Press

Delts Dumbbell

beginner

Category

shoulders

Body Part

shoulders

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

delts

Instructions

  1. 1

    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder level with your palms facing forward.

  2. 2

    Press the dumbbells upward until your arms are fully extended overhead.

  3. 3

    Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the dumbbells back down to shoulder level.

  4. 4

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

TricepsDeltsUpper Back

Movement Data

Role

Overhead Press

Pattern

push

Priority

9/10

Variation Rank

2

Workout Split

push

Classification

Compound

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