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Dumbbell Arnold Press

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Equipment

Dumbbells
Dumbbells

The Dumbbell Arnold Press is a compound shoulder exercise that targets the shoulder muscles while also working the arms and chest. It involves pressing the dumbbells overhead with a rotational movement, engaging multiple muscle groups for balanced shoulder development.

How to do it

  1. Sit on a bench with back support, holding dumbbells at shoulder height, palms facing you.
  2. Rotate your wrists outward while pressing the dumbbells overhead.
  3. Pause briefly at the top, then reverse the motion, lowering the weights back to the start.

Muscles worked

Primary Deltoid Anterior Deltoid Lateral

Secondary Deltoid Posterior Pectoralis Major Clavicular Head Triceps Brachii

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