Standing Dumbbell Press

Standing Dumbbell Press demonstration

How to Perform

1. 1Standing with your feet shoulder width apart, take a dumbbell in each hand. Raise the dumbbells to head height, the elbows out and about 90 degrees. This will be your starting position.
2. 2Maintaining strict technique with no leg drive or leaning back, extend through the elbow to raise the weights together directly above your head.
3. 3Pause, and slowly return the weight to the starting position.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• •Focus on controlled movements rather than speed or momentum
• •Maintain proper breathing - exhale during the exertion phase
• •Start with lighter weight to master the form before progressing
• •This is a great exercise for beginners - focus on form over reps
• •As a compound movement, this exercise works multiple muscle groups efficiently