dumbbell seated shoulder press
dumbbell seated shoulder press — highlighted muscle: delts

Muscles worked

delts, triceps, upper back

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dumbbell seated shoulder press

Body part
shoulders
Equipment
dumbbell
Target muscle
delts
Muscle group
triceps

Secondary muscles

tricepsupper back

How to perform it

  1. 1

    Sit on a bench with a dumbbell in each hand, resting on your thighs.

  2. 2

    Raise the dumbbells to shoulder height, palms facing forward.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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