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Dumbbell shoulder presses work to build muscle and increase coordination as dumbbells recruit new muscle fibers. Seated dumbbell shoulder presses allow you to lift heavier weights as stabilizing muscles do not have to work as hard. Pushing through your heels on a dumbbell push press allows for more weight than a standard shoulder press. Hammer presses recruit different shoulder muscles and put less pressure on the joint. Dumbbell thrusters involve a full squat for a compound exercise working the entire body.

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Dumbbell shoulder presses work to build muscle and increase coordination as dumbbells recruit new muscle fibers. Seated dumbbell shoulder presses allow you to lift heavier weights as stabilizing muscles do not have to work as hard. Pushing through your heels on a dumbbell push press allows for more weight than a standard shoulder press. Hammer presses recruit different shoulder muscles and put less pressure on the joint. Dumbbell thrusters involve a full squat for a compound exercise working the entire body.

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How To Do A Dumbbell Shoulder Press

By: SHANE H. LIM


Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Dumbbell shoulder pressing is a great way to build hypertrophy and increase
muscular activation,
as the dumbbells work to recruit new muscle fibers and increase movement
coordination,
similarly to other unilateral training benefits.
Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Shoulder pressing dumbbells from a seated position allows you to lift heavier weights. Your small,
stabilizing muscles do not have to work as hard to support your torso. As a result you get to grow bigger
and broader shoulders. Here's how to do it.

Bouncing back up from the bottom position places greater strain on your shoulders. This is because
you're using momentum to move the weights instead of your muscles.

NOTE: The shoulder joint is one of the most important joints in the human body and can be very
sensitive to injury, so it is crucial that you take care when lifting heavy objects with your arms and legs.
Always remember to warm up thoroughly before attempting any heavy lifting with your shoulders.
Dumbbell Push Press
For a more dynamic shoulder move, you can try the push
press. Once again begin with your dumbbells held up by your
shoulders, but instead of pushing them straight up you start
by slowly lowering into a quarter squat. From there push up
through your heels and press the weights above your head.
The slowly lower the dumbbells back to your shoulders and
repeat. Make sure you don’t drop too low with your squat,
just enough to allow you to power up and get the momentum
to push the weights above your head. This extra momentum
in the push press should allow you to lift more weight than
the standard shoulder press, though holding the dumbbells
up while squatting is still no easy feat.
Hammer shoulder press
For this variation, change your grip so that your palms are facing each other while
lifting the dumbbells. This change in grip recruits different muscles in the shoulders
and can also put less pressure through the joint than the traditional method, so if
you’re looking to reduce the stress on your shoulders while still strengthening
them, the hammer variation is one to consider.
Dumbbell thruster
With the push press variation you drop into a quarter squat before pressing the weights
overheard, but with the thruster you're dropping all the way down into a full squat. This is a
terrific compound exercise that works muscles all over the body – hard. When done with
light weights, allowing you to move quickly while maintaining good form, this is a great full-
body exercise to include in a HIIT workout.
Five Types of Dumbbell’s

• Adjustable
• Fixed
• Round
• Hex
• Studio
Adjustable Dumbbell
Fixed Dumbbell
Round Dumbbell
Hex Dumbbell
• Studio Dumbbell
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