Instead, the seated dumbbell shoulder press makes a great addition to an upper-body push routine, perhaps sprinkled in with the bench press and other more specific tricep and shoulder exercises.

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Why: The OG dumbbell shoulder-builder. Stand tall and press them up. Simple, but effective. Performing heavy standing movements also has a downstream effect on the rest of your physique ...

such as the shoulder press becoming a narrow shoulder press and the L raises, which are a variation of dumbbell raises. You’ll work everything from your quads and shoulders to your biceps and ...

until your arms are shoulder height and parallel to the ground. Slowly return the dumbbells to the starting position. A military press, also known as a shoulder press, targets the muscles in your ...

When you’re using machines, you also reduce the recruitment of the surrounding stabilizing muscles. Take bench presses: With ...

The dumbbell press may be a staple in your push programme, but there are other effective exercises out there that can help ...

I like including the incline dumbbell press on my upper body days because it lights up your chest muscles and the front deltoids in your shoulders. Upper body strength is important for your overal ...

Step back down. Repeat for 3 sets of 8 reps. Start with dumbbells racked at shoulders, palms facing each other. Press the dumbbells overhead until arms are straight, standing tall throughout.

The dumbbell chest press, overhead shoulder press, dumbbell curls, triceps extensions are also a struggle to get through, and I have to admit that I'm lucky if I complete five out of the 10 that I ...