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Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise
Dumbbell Incline Shoulder Raise: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: dumbbell. Level: beginner.
- Equipmentdumbbell
- Levelbeginner
- Forcepush
- Typeisolation
- Body partchest
- Primary muscles
- serratus anterior, deltoids
- Secondary muscles
- trapezius
How to do it
- Set an incline bench to a 45-degree angle and sit on it with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing down.
- Rest the dumbbells on your thighs and lean back onto the bench.
- Use your thighs to help raise the dumbbells to shoulder height, then rotate your wrists so that your palms are facing forward.
- Exhale and slowly raise the dumbbells above your head, keeping a slight bend in your elbows.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then inhale and slowly lower the dumbbells back to shoulder height.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.