Kick yourself up against a stable wall with your arms straight. Make sure that your body is as straight up and down as you can. Keep facing the wall with your head, rather than looking down. Slowly lower yourself to the ground. Once your head almost touches the ground, push yourself back up slowly until… [Continue Reading]
Shoulder Exercise – Reverse Flyes
April 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Works the rear deltoids. Set an incline bench at the lowest possible angle. Then, with a dumbbell in each hand, lie face down on the bench so that the top of the bench is supporting your chest. Extend your arms in front of you so that they are perpendicular to the angle of the bench…. [Continue Reading]
Shoulder Exercise – Side Lateral Raise
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Stand upright, with your feet about shoulder width apart and your arms to your sides. Hold a dumbbell in each hand, with your palms turned toward your body. Keeping your arms straight, lift the weights out and up to the sides until they are slightly higher than shoulder level. Then slowly lower them to your… [Continue Reading]
Shoulder Exercise – Dumbbell Shoulder Press
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Position dumbbells to each side of shoulders with elbows below wrists. Press dumbbells until arms are extended overhead. Lower and repeat. Main Muscle Worked: Shoulders Other Muscles Worked: Triceps Equipment required: Dumbbells Dumbbell Shoulder Press Exercise Video Clip dumbbellshoulderpress More Shoulder Exercises
Shoulder Exercise – Front Dumbbell Raise
April 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Stand with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing backward. Your feet should be about shoulder width apart. Maintain a slight bend in your elbows throughout the exercise so that your arms are straight, but not quite locked. Lift the weight in your left hand in front of you in a wide arc until it… [Continue Reading]
Shoulder Exercise – Dumbbell Arnold Press
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Hold two dumbbells in front of you at about upper chest level with your palms facing your body and your elbows flexed. Raise dumbbells by extending elbows; abduct and internally rotate shoulders to straight arm position. Lower to original position and repeat. Main Muscle Worked: Shoulders Other Muscles Worked: Triceps Equipment required: Bench, dumbbells Dumbbell… [Continue Reading]