How to Do the Standing Alternating Dumbbell Press
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💪 Shoulders, Triceps🏋️ Dumbbell📊 Beginner🏷️ Strength
How to perform it
- Stand with a dumbbell in each hand. Raise the dumbbells to your shoulders with your palms facing forward and your elbows pointed out. This will be your starting position.
- Extend one arm to press the dumbbell straight up, keeping your off hand in place. Do not lean or jerk the weight during the movement.
- After a brief pause, return the weight to the starting position.
- Repeat for the opposite side, continuing to alternate between arms.
Muscles worked
The Standing Alternating Dumbbell Press primarily targets your Shoulders, with support from your Triceps. You'll need dumbbell.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Standing Alternating Dumbbell Press slots into a plan built for your goal — sets and reps set in the plan, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly check-in that adjusts your calories, macros and step goal.