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Dumbbell Arnold Press
Dumbbell Arnold Press: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: dumbbell. Level: intermediate.
- Equipmentdumbbell
- Levelintermediate
- Forcepush
- Typecompound
- Body partshoulders
- Primary muscles
- delts, triceps
- Secondary muscles
- upper chest
How to do it
- Sit on a bench with back support and hold a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder level, palms facing your body and elbows bent.
- Press the dumbbells upward until your arms are fully extended and your palms are facing forward.
- Rotate your wrists as you lift, so that your palms are facing forward at the top of the movement.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.