Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Instructions

1. 1.Set up an incline bench at an upright angle. Sit down on the bench holding a dumbbell in each hand resting ontop of your thighs.
2. 2.Using your thighs to assist you, lift each dumbbell in turn and hold the dumbbells at shoulder level with palms facing forward. This is your starting position.
3. 3.Push the dumbbells upward until your arms are fully extended.
4. 4.After a brief pause, return to the starting position.
5. 5.Repeat for as many repetitions as required.

Tips

• Keep your back straight as you raise the dumbbells.
• Perform the reps slowly and in a controlled manner.

Breathing Instructions

Breathe in during the eccentric (lowering) portion of the exercise and breathe out during the cocentric (elevation) portion.

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