Dumbbell Seated Shoulder Press

Target Area: Upper Body 

Equipment: 2 x Dumbbells, Bench

  1. Sit tall on the bench with your feet firmly pressed into the ground. Rest the dumbbells just above your knees and then use momentum to drive the dumbbells up to be level with your chin and palms facing forward. 
  2. Maintain a tall posture and press the dumbbells directly upwards. 
  3. Slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position. This is one repetition.

INTENSITY

Increase

Increase the weight of the dumbbells or number of repetitions.

Decrease

Decrease the weight of the dumbbells or number of repetitions.

ALTERNATIVE

Push Press

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