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.
How it is executed
- 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.
- Muscles worked
- Shoulders
- Primary muscle
- Front delt
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Movement pattern
- Push
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- What it is for
- Strength · Hypertrophy
