Dumbbell Shoulder Press Exercise

Doing the dumbbell shoulder press exercise is a great way of executing a good muscle building program for your shoulders. This is an exercise that you would like to start off by using small weights and gradually work your way up with experience.

However, if you want your upper body to look proportion with one another, then building strong shoulders is an essential part of succeeding. You have to look proportion to look good.

Here you will find a step by step description on how to properly do this exercise.

Overhead Press Exercise

This shoulder exercise effectively builds more strength on the entire deltoid (anterior, medial, and posterior).

Stand or sit down, which ever you prefer is best and with dumbbells in each hand. Standing makes the exercise more difficult because your core muscles are also being used during the process.
When your standing, remember to keep your knees bent and abs tight.
Begin raising the dumbbells to shoulder level, and with your elbows bent and palms facing forward.
Press the weights up and toward each other as you straighten your arms, keeping just a slight bend in your elbows at the top.
Slowly bring the weights down to its original position and repeat the process.

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