- Primary muscles
- Shoulders
- Secondary muscles
- Traps
- Equipment
- Dumbbells
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Category
- Strength
- Mechanic
- Isolation
- Force
- Push
Movement notes
- In a standing position, hold a pair of dumbbells at your side. This will be your starting position.
- Keeping your elbows slightly bent, raise the weights directly in front of you to shoulder height, avoiding any swinging or cheating.
- At the top of the exercise move the weights out in front of you, keeping your arms extended.
- Lower the weights with a controlled motion.
- On the next repetition, raise the weights in front of you to shoulder height before moving the weights laterally to your sides.
- Lower the weights to the starting position.
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