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How to do Dumbbell Standing Around World

The dumbbell standing around world is a shoulder exercise that involves moving dumbbells in a circular motion around the body, targeting the deltoids and engaging the triceps and forearms.

Dumbbell Standing Around World demonstration
Primary muscle
Shoulders
Also works
Triceps and Forearms
Equipment
Dumbbell
Level
Intermediate
Category
Shoulders

How to do Dumbbell Standing Around World, step by step

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand.
  2. Extend your arms straight out to the sides at shoulder height, palms facing down.
  3. Keeping your arms straight, slowly rotate your arms in a circular motion, bringing the dumbbells in front of your body and then overhead.
  4. Continue the circular motion, bringing the dumbbells back down to the starting position.
  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Dumbbell Standing Around World works your shoulders as the main mover, with help from your triceps and forearms.

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Dumbbell Standing Around World 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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