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Dumbbell Seated Alternate Shoulder

Dumbbell Seated Alternate Shoulder: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: dumbbell.

Video and illustrations: Gym visual, licensed to AIron.Coach.
  • Equipmentdumbbell
  • Body partshoulders
Primary muscles
delts, triceps
Secondary muscles
upper back
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How to do it

  1. Sit on a bench with your back straight and feet flat on the ground.
  2. Hold a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing inwards, and raise them to shoulder height.
  3. Press one dumbbell up overhead while keeping the other dumbbell at shoulder height.
  4. Lower the raised dumbbell back to shoulder height while simultaneously pressing the other dumbbell up overhead.
  5. Continue alternating between arms for the desired number of repetitions.

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