VIDEO DEMO:

EXERCISE INSTRUCTIONS:

1. SETUP: Use a 90* bench to support your back. Keep your shoulders pinned back and chest puffed out.
2. LIFT: The rep starts with your dumbbells slightly below a 90* angle. Press the weights up and overhead, bringing them together (not clanging them), then control the weights as you return to the start position.
3. TIP: I typically use an alternate version of this exercise, the “X” Press, where we perform the same up & down motion without the overhead portion of the exercise. This forces your shoulders to work even harder. Give that a try.

MUSCLES WORKED BY THIS EXERCISE:

• Shoulders (Front Delts, Middle Delts)

ALTERNATIVE EXERCISES:

• Shoulder Press Machine
• Alternating DB Shoulder Press
• DB “X” Press
• DB “X” Press (Partial Reps)
• Band “X” Press
• Standing Barbell Shoulder Press
• Seated Barbell Shoulder Press