Shoulders · Dumbbell · Intermediate
How to do Dumbbell Arnold Press
The dumbbell Arnold press is a shoulder exercise that involves pressing dumbbells overhead while rotating the wrists, targeting the deltoids and engaging the triceps and upper chest.
- Primary muscle
- Shoulders
- Also works
- Triceps and Upper chest
- Equipment
- Dumbbell
- Level
- Intermediate
- Category
- Shoulders
How to do Dumbbell Arnold Press, step by step
- Sit on a bench with back support and hold a dumbbell in each hand at shoulder level, palms facing your body and elbows bent.
- Press the dumbbells upward until your arms are fully extended and your palms are facing forward.
- Rotate your wrists as you lift, so that your palms end up facing forward at the top of the movement.
- Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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Muscles worked
Dumbbell Arnold Press works your shoulders as the main mover, with help from your triceps and upper chest.
Track Dumbbell Arnold Press in SPLYT
Dumbbell Arnold Press is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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