dumbbell standing overhead press
dumbbell standing overhead press — highlighted muscle: delts

Muscles worked

delts, triceps, upper back

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dumbbell standing overhead press

Body part
shoulders
Equipment
dumbbell
Target muscle
delts
Muscle group
triceps

Secondary muscles

tricepsupper back

How to perform it

  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.

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