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Single-Arm Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Hold a single dumbbell at shoulder height with your palm facing forward, standing or kneeling tall with your core braced. Keep your free hand on your hip or out for balance and avoid leaning to the loaded side. Press the dumbbell straight overhead until your arm is fully extended, keeping your wrist stacked over your elbow. Lower it under control back to shoulder level, resisting the rotation through your trunk before switching sides.

SHOULDERS · PUSH

How it is executed

  1. Hold a single dumbbell at shoulder height with your palm facing forward, standing or kneeling tall with your core braced.
  2. Keep your free hand on your hip or out for balance and avoid leaning to the loaded side.
  3. Press the dumbbell straight overhead until your arm is fully extended, keeping your wrist stacked over your elbow.
  4. Lower it under control back to shoulder level, resisting the rotation through your trunk before switching sides.
Muscles worked
Shoulders
Primary muscle
Front delt
Equipment
Dumbbell
Movement pattern
Push
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
StrengthHypertrophy

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